1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 48
New York State Senate · New York
William T. Smith (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating John B. Schamel (D) by 23.4 points.
William T. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%59,583
John B. SchamelDemocrat
38.3%37,006
96,589 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