1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Chester John Straub (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Carrano (R) by 25.2 points.
Chester John StraubDemocrat · winner
58.0%26,229
Ralph J. CarranoRepublican
32.8%14,817
Edna CameronLibertarian
9.2%4,163
45,209 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