1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating John Thomas McAndrew (D) by 25.1 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%55,344
John Thomas McAndrewDemocrat
37.5%33,161
88,505 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