1968Final results
1968 election for New York Senate District 5
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Caemmerer (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Theodore F. Childs (D) by 9.5 points.
John D. CaemmererRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%65,987
Theodore F. ChildsDemocrat
41.3%53,598
Thomas G. LanganConservative
7.9%10,269
129,854 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