1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 34
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Calandra (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Benedetto (D) by 1.8 points.
John D. CalandraRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%32,013
Michael BenedettoDemocrat
49.1%30,892
62,905 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