1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New York Senate District 29
New York State Senate · New York
Franz S. Leichter (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Harry Fotopoulos (R) by 52.4 points.
Franz S. LeichterDemocrat · winner
70.8%34,031
Harry FotopoulosRepublican
18.4%8,850
Joseph ZaretzkiLibertarian · incumbent
10.1%4,866
Carolyn A. BlackCommunist
0.7%313
48,060 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Franz S. Leichter (D)Harry Fotopoulos (R)Joseph Zaretzki (L)
Also on the ballot: Carolyn A. Black (Communist), 0.7%