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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Senate District 41

New York State Senate · New York

Joseph L. Bruno (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating A. Jerome McCormick (D) by 26.8 points.

Joseph L. BrunoRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%71,059
36.6%41,005
112,064 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

EvenR+11.71972R+5.51974R+5.31976R+26.81978R+15.91980R+46.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET