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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Senate District 35

New York State Senate · New York

John E. Flynn (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating John C. Klotz (D) by 28.5 points.

John E. FlynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%76,512
35.7%42,536
119,048 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+28.51972R+19.71974R+25.21976R+37.11978R+23.51982R+35.71984

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