1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Fred J. Eckert (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Edward Wurtz (D) by 33.4 points.
Fred J. EckertRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%54,649
Edward WurtzDemocrat
33.3%27,273
81,922 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