1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 57
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Byrne (D) by 23.4 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%68,783
Edward J. ByrneDemocrat
36.5%41,943
Richard R. LentolaConservative
3.6%4,114
114,840 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