1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 20
New York State Senate · New York
Donald Halperin (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Theodore Schneider (R) by 39.7 points.
Donald HalperinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%84,678
Theodore SchneiderRepublican
28.6%35,429
Irving OlaikLibertarian
3.1%3,886
123,993 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