1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 4
New York State Senate · New York
Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Bartolomeo (D) by 17.2 points.
Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%44,771
Thomas BartolomeoDemocrat
40.7%31,462
Michael A. GrazianoLibertarian
1.3%1,039
77,272 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