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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 50

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert F. Kelly (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating John T. McGuire (D) by 37.7 points.

Robert F. KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%25,600
30.3%11,391
Raymond GranaLibertarian
1.8%664
37,655 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+37.71972R+8.11974R+18.21976R+14.21978R+20.81980D+71.11982

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

The candidates

Robert F. Kelly (R)John T. McGuire (D)

Also on the ballot: Raymond Grana (Libertarian), 1.8%