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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Senate District 28

New York State Senate · New York

Sidney A. Vonluther (D) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Edward Levin (R) by 67.4 points.

Sidney A. VonlutherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.4%59,752
Edward LevinRepublican
15.0%10,860
David CaplanConservative
2.6%1,910
72,522 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

EvenD+67.41972D+76.61974D+81.41976D+79.21978D+63.41980D+74.91982

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

The candidates

Sidney A. Vonluther (D)Edward Levin (R)

Also on the ballot: David Caplan (Conservative), 2.6%