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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Senate District 44

New York State Senate · New York

Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Fred Isabella (D) by 44.0 points.

Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%75,308
28.0%29,292
104,600 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

EvenD+6.21972D+2.01974R+20.31976R+44.01978R+49.41980R+53.61982

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