1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
William T. Smith (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Andrew R. Mazzella (D) by 15.5 points.
William T. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%51,706
Andrew R. MazzellaDemocrat
42.2%37,826
89,532 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