1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 132
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas Frey (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Dorothy B. Phillips (R) by 1.0 points.
Thomas FreyDemocrat · winner
48.3%27,605
Dorothy B. PhillipsRepublican
47.3%27,029
David E. HalterConservative
2.9%1,649
John W. SchreiberLibertarian
1.6%911
57,194 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Thomas Frey (D)Dorothy B. Phillips (R)
Also on the ballot: David E. Halter (Conservative), 2.9%; John W. Schreiber (Libertarian), 1.6%