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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 16

New York State Senate · New York

William Rosenblatt (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Theodore Schneider (R) by 57.6 points.

William RosenblattDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%74,684
16.8%16,888
John F. CoffeyConservative
8.8%8,792
100,364 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+49.51972D+55.41974D+60.91976D+54.31978D+63.51980D+53.61982

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