1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won re-election with 64.5% of the vote, defeating King James Weyant Jr. (D) by 31.5 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%60,737
King James Weyant Jr.Democrat
32.9%31,022
Paul AtkinsonLibertarian
2.6%2,472
94,231 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
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R)King James Weyant Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Paul Atkinson (Libertarian), 2.6%