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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Senate District 60

New York State Senate · New York

Lloyd H. Paterson (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating James E. Rogers (D) by 11.9 points.

Lloyd H. PatersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%49,315
42.5%38,548
Charles I. SmithConservative
3.2%2,888
90,751 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+9.71976R+28.51978R+47.71980R+21.71982R+31.31984R+27.21986

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

The candidates

Lloyd H. Paterson (R)James E. Rogers (D)

Also on the ballot: Charles I. Smith (Conservative), 3.2%