1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
Bernard C. Smith (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Philip H. Meyer (D) by 15.4 points.
Bernard C. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%67,005
Philip H. MeyerDemocrat
42.3%49,138
116,143 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