1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Walter B. Langley (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Julian B. Erway (D) by 3.6 points.
Walter B. LangleyRepublican · winner
51.8%73,634
Julian B. ErwayDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%68,542
142,176 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