1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 8
New York State Senate · New York
Norman J. Levy (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Kessel (D) by 20.6 points.
Norman J. LevyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%62,369
Richard M. KesselDemocrat
38.7%40,707
Murray DubinLibertarian
2.0%2,104
105,180 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