1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Raymond D. Gallagher (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Laverne M. Hoover (R) by 50.4 points.
Raymond D. GallagherDemocrat · winner
75.2%53,885
Laverne M. HooverRepublican
24.8%17,777
71,662 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