1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 25
New York State Senate · New York
Paul P. E. Bookson (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating John W. Graci (R) by 52.9 points.
Paul P. E. BooksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%36,127
John W. GraciRepublican
18.5%9,355
Charles SanchezLibertarian
10.2%5,161
50,643 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