1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 27
New York State Senate · New York
Manfred Ohrenstein (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating John W. McCann (R) by 64.4 points.
Manfred OhrensteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.2%50,231
John W. McCannRepublican
17.8%10,890
61,121 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