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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Senate District 26

New York State Senate · New York

Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Joan Davidson (D) by 15.9 points.

Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%51,909
42.1%37,672
89,581 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

EvenR+25.31972R+15.91974R+31.71976R+14.61978R+44.81980R+40.11982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET