1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 137
New York State Assembly · New York
William C. Knights (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Weiss (D) by 5.3 points.
William C. KnightsRepublican · winner
52.6%26,395
Paul J. WeissDemocrat
47.4%23,742
50,137 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