1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Thomas F. McGowan (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald R. Norman (D) by 13.0 points.
Thomas F. McGowanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%68,478
Ronald R. NormanDemocrat
43.5%52,713
121,191 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