1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 19
New York State Senate · New York
Martin Markowitz (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce Kogan (R) by 55.5 points.
Martin MarkowitzDemocrat · winner
74.3%31,077
Bruce KoganRepublican
18.9%7,888
Lyle SilversmithLibertarian
6.8%2,845
41,810 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