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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 142

New York State Assembly · New York

Stephen R. Greco (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Mary R. Halliday (R) by 37.4 points.

Stephen R. GrecoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%25,656
29.3%11,260
Warren C. HardyLibertarian
4.0%1,551
38,467 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

EvenD+37.41972D+47.91974D+11.31976D+25.81978R+1.91980R+26.81982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Stephen R. Greco (D)Mary R. Halliday (R)

Also on the ballot: Warren C. Hardy (Libertarian), 4.0%