1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 35
New York State Senate · New York
John E. Flynn (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Abraham Thompson (D) by 37.1 points.
John E. FlynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%48,561
Abraham ThompsonDemocrat
30.2%21,801
Norman M. SchneiderLibertarian
2.6%1,844
72,206 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