1968Final results
1968 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
James D. Griffin (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Bertrand H. Hoak (R) by 21.2 points.
James D. GriffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%62,193
Bertrand H. HoakRepublican
38.2%39,992
Carl A. Perla Jr.Libertarian
2.4%2,495
104,680 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