1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
James D. Griffin (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond E. Kazubowski (R) by 39.1 points.
James D. GriffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%78,182
Raymond E. KazubowskiRepublican
28.6%33,059
Joseph E. FranczykLibertarian
3.6%4,189
115,430 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
James D. Griffin (D)Raymond E. Kazubowski (R)
Also on the ballot: Joseph E. Franczyk (Libertarian), 3.6%