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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Senate District 7

New York State Senate · New York

Norman Lent (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence W. McKeown (D) by 18.1 points.

Norman LentRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%80,262
40.9%55,613
135,875 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+27.51972R+5.61974R+11.11976R+20.91978R+22.91980R+7.41982

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