1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Major Owens (D) won with 90.2% of the vote, defeating Lewis Brown (R) by 82.1 points.
Major OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.2%20,242
Lewis BrownRepublican
8.1%1,810
Esther DixonConservative
1.7%392
22,444 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