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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Senate District 26

New York State Senate · New York

Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating William P. Maloney (D) by 25.3 points.

Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%76,787
35.3%44,707
Henry VanrossemConservative
4.2%5,316
126,810 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

EvenR+25.31972R+15.91974R+31.71976R+14.61978R+44.81980R+40.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Roy A. Goodman (R)William P. Maloney (D)

Also on the ballot: Henry Vanrossem (Conservative), 4.2%