1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Major Owens (D) won with 91.6% of the vote, defeating Lewis Brown (R) by 83.3 points.
Major OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.6%12,726
Lewis BrownRepublican
8.4%1,162
13,888 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