1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 12
New York State Senate · New York
Gary L. Ackerman (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Kerry Katsorhis (R) by 42.2 points.
Gary L. AckermanDemocrat · winner
66.9%45,588
Kerry KatsorhisRepublican
24.8%16,865
Julia HarrisonLibertarian
8.3%5,670
68,123 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET