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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 26

New York State Senate · New York

Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Zeif (D) by 17.3 points.

Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner
50.8%65,729
33.5%43,325
John M. BurnsLibertarian
9.8%12,717
Bruce McAllisterConservative
5.9%7,686
129,457 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+25.31972R+15.91974R+31.71976R+14.61978R+44.81980R+40.11982

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