1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Walter B. Langley (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Leonard A. Weiss (D) by 13.9 points.
Walter B. LangleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%87,892
Leonard A. WeissDemocrat
43.1%66,486
154,378 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