1968Final results
1968 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Ronald B. Stafford (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Freed Sr. (D) by 50.1 points.
Ronald B. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%87,663
Richard A. Freed Sr.Democrat
25.0%29,177
116,840 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