1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New York Senate District 11
New York State Senate · New York
Frank Padavan (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Murray Schwartz (D) by 7.5 points.
Frank PadavanRepublican · winner
51.8%59,909
Murray SchwartzDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%51,190
Louis AmmiratiLibertarian
3.9%4,526
115,625 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET