1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 50
New York State Senate · New York
Thomas Laverne (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Howard A. McGee (D) by 36.7 points.
Thomas LaverneRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%89,648
Howard A. McGeeDemocrat
27.5%38,412
Gregory R. SampsonConservative
8.3%11,578
139,638 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