1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 59
New York State Senate · New York
James T. McFarland (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Santa Lucia (D) by 25.5 points.
James T. McFarlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%64,655
Thomas Santa LuciaDemocrat
36.4%38,050
Keith D. CurcioLibertarian
1.6%1,721
104,426 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