1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 29
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph Zaretzki (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Egan Jr. (R) by 55.2 points.
Joseph ZaretzkiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.6%56,317
Howard Egan Jr.Republican
22.4%16,242
72,559 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