1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 8
New York State Senate · New York
Norman J. Levy (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Purroy Margulies (D) by 36.9 points.
Norman J. LevyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%63,827
Purroy MarguliesDemocrat
30.5%28,870
Michael W. ZieglerLibertarian
2.0%1,925
94,622 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