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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Senate District 10

New York State Senate · New York

John J. Santucci (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating George Hanges (R) by 41.0 points.

John J. SantucciDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%59,006
George HangesRepublican
22.5%20,916
Marsha LevyLibertarian
8.0%7,410
Steve MastersConservative
6.0%5,551
92,883 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+41.01972D+58.11974D+55.11976D+49.01978D+55.41980D+79.51982

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