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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Assembly District 140

New York State Assembly · New York

James T. McFarland (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating William D. Scott (D) by 26.9 points.

James T. McFarlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%30,658
36.5%17,653
48,311 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+14.21972D+12.41974D+14.91976D+19.91978D+46.71980D+43.11982

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