1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 23
New York State Senate · New York
Carol Bellamy (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Nathaniel Hendricks (R) by 34.9 points.
Carol BellamyDemocrat · winner
64.1%50,314
Nathaniel HendricksRepublican
29.2%22,901
Philip LeoneConservative
6.7%5,293
78,508 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