1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
Martin S. Auer (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Gilda Geiss (D) by 31.3 points.
Martin S. AuerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%57,298
Gilda GeissDemocrat
33.4%29,596
Bessie NobleLibertarian
1.9%1,673
88,567 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