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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 45

New York State Senate · New York

John H. Hughes (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Max L. Stolz (D) by 40.4 points.

John H. HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%80,502
Max L. StolzDemocrat
27.6%32,621
Charles W. PrusikConservative
4.4%5,255
118,378 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+36.91972R+30.51974R+43.51978R+56.31984R+54.31990R+34.31992

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

The candidates

John H. Hughes (R)Max L. Stolz (D)

Also on the ballot: Charles W. Prusik (Conservative), 4.4%