1968Final results
1968 election for New York Senate District 8
New York State Senate · New York
Murray Schwartz (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Samson Jochnowitz (R) by 32.9 points.
Murray SchwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%54,878
Samson JochnowitzRepublican
27.6%25,040
Michael J. YorkeConservative
11.8%10,739
90,657 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