1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Jay P. Rolison (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Walter R. Jablonski (D) by 34.4 points.
Jay P. RolisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%64,125
Walter R. JablonskiDemocrat
32.8%31,266
95,391 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