1968Final results
1968 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
James E. Powers (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Gordon A. Howe II (R) by 24.1 points.
James E. PowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%80,932
Gordon A. Howe IIRepublican
36.9%48,972
Henry H. VayoConservative
2.2%2,985
132,889 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