1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Fred J. Eckert (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating James E. Powers (D) by 2.3 points.
Fred J. EckertRepublican · winner
50.5%60,611
James E. PowersDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%57,848
James D. WilsonLibertarian
1.3%1,590
120,049 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