1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 6
New York State Senate · New York
John R. Dunne (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Cortell (D) by 33.7 points.
John R. DunneRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%82,088
Richard A. CortellDemocrat
29.3%38,199
Thomas A. RobinsonConservative
5.2%6,742
Marilyn KrausLibertarian
2.4%3,175
130,204 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
John R. Dunne (R)Richard A. Cortell (D)Thomas A. Robinson (C)
Also on the ballot: Marilyn Kraus (Libertarian), 2.4%