1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Carl E. Touhey (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner
50.7%67,902
Carl E. TouheyRepublican
47.7%63,857
Paul C. MorganConservative
1.6%2,137
133,896 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