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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 21

New York State Senate · New York

William T. Conklin (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating William J. Garry (D) by 42.3 points.

William T. ConklinRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%52,038
28.1%20,757
Raymond GranaLibertarian
1.5%1,119
73,914 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

EvenR+30.31972R+21.81974R+23.21976R+3.71978R+18.11980D+75.41982

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

The candidates

William T. Conklin (R)William J. Garry (D)

Also on the ballot: Raymond Grana (Libertarian), 1.5%