1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 8
New York State Senate · New York
Norman J. Levy (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Gary D. Serota (D) by 27.6 points.
Norman J. LevyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%82,711
Gary D. SerotaDemocrat
32.9%45,010
John F. ZimmermannConservative
4.5%6,189
Helen HelfanLibertarian
2.1%2,913
136,823 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
Norman J. Levy (R)Gary D. Serota (D)
Also on the ballot: John F. Zimmermann (Conservative), 4.5%; Helen Helfan (Libertarian), 2.1%