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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 33

New York State Assembly · New York

John T. Flack (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Peter N. Chahales (D) by 42.3 points.

John T. FlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%31,597
27.7%12,487
John E. CurreyLibertarian
2.3%1,053
45,137 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

EvenR+42.31972R+36.31974R+41.21976R+39.81978R+50.71980D+33.81982

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

The candidates

John T. Flack (R)Peter N. Chahales (D)

Also on the ballot: John E. Currey (Libertarian), 2.3%