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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Senate District 52

New York State Senate · New York

Frederick L. Warder (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating George G. Souhan (D) by 3.1 points.

Frederick L. WarderRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%50,696
48.4%47,638
98,334 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+34.21972R+21.61974R+31.41976R+3.11978R+24.11980R+41.41982

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