1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 57
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Charles S. Saintgeorge (D) by 25.9 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%53,561
Charles S. SaintgeorgeDemocrat
37.1%31,554
85,115 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