1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 4
New York State Senate · New York
Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating James J. McDonald (D) by 22.9 points.
Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner
56.3%60,586
James J. McDonaldDemocrat
33.5%36,001
Joseph C. HubbardConservative
8.0%8,556
Larry J. McCord IIILibertarian
2.3%2,447
107,590 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
The candidates
Owen H. Johnson (R)James J. McDonald (D)Joseph C. Hubbard (C)
Also on the ballot: Larry J. McCord III (Libertarian), 2.3%