1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
Bernard C. Smith (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Christin M. Veech (D) by 13.6 points.
Bernard C. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%47,342
Christin M. VeechDemocrat
38.9%35,106
Richard J. PhillipsConservative
8.5%7,701
90,149 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