1968Final results
1968 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Douglas Hudson (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating David J. Fotheringham (D) by 23.6 points.
Douglas HudsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%86,134
David J. FotheringhamDemocrat
36.2%52,128
Jean HerveyConservative
3.9%5,555
143,817 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET