1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 48
New York State Senate · New York
Charles D. Cook (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating A. Michael Schovel (D) by 36.2 points.
Charles D. CookRepublican · winner
68.1%71,028
A. Michael SchovelDemocrat
31.9%33,271
104,299 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