1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 7
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Caemmerer (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating John B. Graziadei (D) by 27.5 points.
John D. CaemmererRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%83,161
John B. GraziadeiDemocrat
31.4%44,334
Bernard D. CohenLibertarian
5.2%7,361
Paul W. MakelaConservative
4.5%6,397
141,253 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 D. Caemmerer (R)John B. Graziadei (D)Bernard D. Cohen (L)
Also on the ballot: Paul W. Makela (Conservative), 4.5%