1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 26
New York State Senate · New York
Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating William Woodward (D) by 14.6 points.
Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%46,238
William WoodwardDemocrat
40.9%34,046
Joseph A. LavezzoConservative
1.9%1,597
Harvey BaumLibertarian
1.6%1,358
83,239 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
The candidates
Roy A. Goodman (R)William Woodward (D)
Also on the ballot: Joseph A. Lavezzo (Conservative), 1.9%; Harvey Baum (Libertarian), 1.6%