1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 4
New York State Senate · New York
Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 44.8% of the vote, defeating Hillard Boss (D) by 1.3 points.
Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.8%35,268
Hillard BossDemocrat
43.5%34,256
Pasquale CurcioConservative
9.8%7,685
Lillian TolmanLibertarian
1.9%1,461
78,670 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
The candidates
Owen H. Johnson (R)Hillard Boss (D)Pasquale Curcio (C)
Also on the ballot: Lillian Tolman (Libertarian), 1.9%