1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 60
New York State Senate · New York
Lloyd H. Paterson (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating James A. McGinnis (D) by 17.7 points.
Lloyd H. PatersonRepublican · winner
56.2%64,564
James A. McGinnisDemocrat
38.5%44,218
Thomas E. WojtaszekConservative
5.2%6,003
114,785 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