1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 6
New York State Senate · New York
John R. Dunne (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. Piacentini (D) by 27.2 points.
John R. DunneRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%52,920
Anthony J. PiacentiniDemocrat
32.1%28,623
Joseph CurranConservative
6.8%6,070
Joseph T. CostelloLibertarian
1.8%1,562
89,175 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
The candidates
John R. Dunne (R)Anthony J. Piacentini (D)Joseph Curran (C)
Also on the ballot: Joseph T. Costello (Libertarian), 1.8%