1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 16
New York State Senate · New York
A. Frederick Meyerson (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Gallagher (R) by 55.4 points.
A. Frederick MeyersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%35,062
Paul J. GallagherRepublican
22.3%10,054
45,116 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET