1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 36
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph R. Pisani (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating John A. Passidomo (D) by 14.0 points.
Joseph R. PisaniRepublican · winner
54.4%69,452
John A. PassidomoDemocrat
40.4%51,622
Edmund D. AssanteLibertarian
5.3%6,712
127,786 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