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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Senate District 60

New York State Senate · New York

John B. Daly (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Donald P. Lane (D) by 28.5 points.

John B. DalyRepublican · winner
61.2%48,819
32.7%26,079
6.1%4,866
79,764 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

EvenR+9.71976R+28.51978R+47.71980R+21.71982R+31.31984R+27.21986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET