1971Final resultsSpecial election
1971 special election for New York Senate District 4
New York State Senate · New York
George A. Murphy (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Max Goldweber (D) by 17.6 points.
George A. MurphyRepublican · winner
52.9%50,560
Max GoldweberDemocrat
35.3%33,745
Robert T. GlaserConservative
11.8%11,321
95,626 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 1971
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)