1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 23
New York State Senate · New York
Vander L. Beatty (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating Roy G. Vanasco (R) by 69.8 points.
Vander L. BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.9%19,308
Roy G. VanascoRepublican
15.1%3,435
22,743 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