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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 11

New York State Senate · New York

Frank Padavan (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating William H. Caulfield (D) by 18.5 points.

Frank PadavanRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%58,166
40.8%40,006
98,172 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

EvenR+7.51972R+11.41974R+18.51976R+32.61978R+24.61982R+29.21984

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