1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 7
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Caemmerer (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Paige (D) by 20.9 points.
John D. CaemmererRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%59,382
Richard S. PaigeDemocrat
39.6%38,881
98,263 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