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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 74

New York State Assembly · New York

Mark T. Southall (D) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating Shirley Cuevas (R) by 76.3 points.

Mark T. SouthallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.2%20,916
Shirley CuevasRepublican
9.8%2,383
4.0%979
24,278 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+76.31972D+71.21974D+84.01976D+79.21978D+85.71980D+65.91982

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

The candidates

Mark T. Southall (D)Shirley Cuevas (R)

Also on the ballot: Edward R. Culvert (Libertarian), 4.0%