1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 24
New York State Senate · New York
John J. Marchi (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Gigante (D) by 5.2 points.
John J. MarchiRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%38,578
Robert J. GiganteDemocrat
46.4%34,675
Carl F. GrilloLibertarian
2.0%1,524
74,777 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