1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 46
New York State Senate · New York
James H. Donovan (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Bernard L. Flaherty (D) by 17.0 points.
James H. DonovanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%70,166
Bernard L. FlahertyDemocrat
41.5%49,768
119,934 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