1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 5
New York State Senate · New York
Ralph J. Marino (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating John A. Worthley (D) by 32.5 points.
Ralph J. MarinoRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%61,473
John A. WorthleyDemocrat
32.8%30,895
Joel M. MeyersLibertarian
2.0%1,843
94,211 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