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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Senate District 54

New York State Senate · New York

Fred J. Eckert (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Frank T. Lamb (D) by 11.9 points.

Fred J. EckertRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%51,108
43.2%40,055
George S. TuckerLibertarian
1.7%1,586
92,749 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

EvenR+2.31972R+11.91974R+10.41976R+33.41978R+31.01980D+7.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Fred J. Eckert (R)Frank T. Lamb (D)

Also on the ballot: George S. Tucker (Libertarian), 1.7%