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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 18

New York State Senate · New York

Waldaba Stewart (D) won with 84.1% of the vote, defeating Jesse L. Vann (R) by 73.0 points.

Waldaba StewartDemocrat · winner
84.1%21,496
Jesse L. VannRepublican
11.1%2,832
Vander W. MackLibertarian
4.8%1,229
25,557 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+59.91972D+64.21974D+76.01976D+75.91978D+84.51980D+71.81982

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

The candidates

Waldaba Stewart (D)Jesse L. Vann (R)

Also on the ballot: Vander W. Mack (Libertarian), 4.8%