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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 36

New York State Senate · New York

Bernard Gordon (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Adolph I. King (D) by 35.3 points.

Bernard GordonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%90,688
32.3%43,343
134,031 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+14.01972R+20.71974R+23.31976R+33.21978R+26.51980R+2.01982

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