1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
Martin S. Auer (R) won re-election with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Shea (D) by 13.9 points.
Martin S. AuerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%51,428
Charles F. SheaDemocrat
41.7%38,595
Pat VitacolonnaLibertarian
2.8%2,563
92,586 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)