1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 16
New York State Senate · New York
Howard Babbush (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Peter Tinervia (R) by 54.3 points.
Howard BabbushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%28,963
Peter TinerviaRepublican
19.3%7,584
Jeffrey SpinardiLibertarian
7.1%2,790
39,337 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