1972Final results
1972 election for New York Senate District 9
New York State Senate · New York
Karen S. Burstein (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Gegan (R) by 23.5 points.
Karen S. BursteinDemocrat · winner
55.2%59,082
Joseph F. GeganRepublican
31.6%33,895
Robert Ross JohnsonLibertarian
13.2%14,141
107,118 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