1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph A. Tauriello (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating William G. Payne (R) by 34.8 points.
Joseph A. TaurielloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%34,173
William G. PayneRepublican
26.0%14,615
Roger I. BlackwellLibertarian
13.1%7,360
56,148 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