1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 21
New York State Senate · New York
William T. Conklin (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating George Alwon (D) by 30.3 points.
William T. ConklinRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%62,549
George AlwonDemocrat
33.9%33,001
Philip DematteoLibertarian
2.0%1,925
97,475 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