1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 37
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Mundt (D) by 16.1 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner
58.1%78,355
Paul F. MundtDemocrat
41.9%56,607
134,962 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET