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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 57

New York State Senate · New York

Jess J. Present (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Edison C. Leroy (D) by 26.7 points.

Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner
63.3%61,721
36.7%35,732
97,453 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+23.41972R+12.11974R+16.91976R+25.91978R+34.51980D+9.51982

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