1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New York Senate District 18
New York State Senate · New York
Vander L. Beatty (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Waldaba Stewart (Lib) by 57.3 points.
Vander L. BeattyDemocrat · winner
72.4%30,222
Waldaba StewartLibertarian · incumbent
15.1%6,312
Jesse L. VannRepublican
12.5%5,220
41,754 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