1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 37
New York State Senate · New York
Bernard Gordon (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Finger (D) by 34.9 points.
Bernard GordonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%90,590
Kenneth J. FingerDemocrat
32.6%43,733
134,323 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