1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 58
New York State Senate · New York
Dale M. Volker (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Alan E. Garrow (D) by 45.3 points.
Dale M. VolkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%63,429
Alan E. GarrowDemocrat
26.8%23,580
Martin J. Luh Jr.Libertarian
1.0%920
87,929 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