1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 9
New York State Senate · New York
Carol Berman (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce J. Bergman (R) by 42.7 points.
Carol BermanDemocrat · winner
69.3%44,170
Bruce J. BergmanRepublican
26.6%16,936
Jerome TraversConservative
4.2%2,674
63,780 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