1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 5
New York State Senate · New York
Ralph J. Marino (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Cotten (D) by 8.6 points.
Ralph J. MarinoRepublican · winner · incumbent
49.9%49,968
Donald E. CottenDemocrat
41.3%41,360
Christopher EckhoffConservative
6.9%6,873
Aaron M. ScheinLibertarian
1.9%1,921
100,122 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
Ralph J. Marino (R)Donald E. Cotten (D)Christopher Eckhoff (C)
Also on the ballot: Aaron M. Schein (Libertarian), 1.9%