1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 15
New York State Senate · New York
Martin J. Knorr (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Frederick D. Schmidt (D) by 9.8 points.
Martin J. KnorrRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%57,294
Frederick D. SchmidtDemocrat
43.8%46,807
John D. LainoLibertarian
2.6%2,795
106,896 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