1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Walter B. Langley (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating William F. Rice Jr. (D) by 4.2 points.
Walter B. LangleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%70,185
William F. Rice Jr.Democrat
47.4%64,520
Edward CarhartLibertarian
1.0%1,409
136,114 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