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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Senate District 47

New York State Senate · New York

Warren M. Anderson (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Guy J. Luciano (D) by 22.9 points.

Warren M. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%56,266
38.5%35,295
91,561 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+11.61972R+11.31974R+35.21976R+22.91978R+43.91980R+23.41982

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