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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Senate District 39

New York State Senate · New York

Jay P. Rolison (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Peter Sala (D) by 17.1 points.

Jay P. RolisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%56,136
Peter SalaDemocrat
41.4%39,702
95,838 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+42.11972R+17.11974R+19.41976R+34.41978R+42.01980R+19.71982

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