1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 3
New York State Senate · New York
Caesar Trunzo (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Irv Frankel (D) by 33.3 points.
Caesar TrunzoRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%49,161
Irv FrankelDemocrat
33.3%24,593
73,754 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