1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 1
New York State Senate · New York
Kenneth La Valle (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Barry M. McCoy (D) by 9.4 points.
Kenneth La ValleRepublican · winner
52.0%71,408
Barry M. McCoyDemocrat
42.5%58,468
Frank K. GermanConservative
5.5%7,548
137,424 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET