1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 30
New York State Senate · New York
Olga A. Mendez (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Sancho (R) by 65.1 points.
Olga A. MendezDemocrat · winner
82.6%20,543
Robert SanchoRepublican
17.4%4,341
24,884 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