1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 23
New York State Senate · New York
Vander L. Beatty (D) won with 86.7% of the vote, defeating Madgie Ford (R) by 74.9 points.
Vander L. BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.7%31,302
Madgie FordRepublican
11.8%4,266
Arthur GoldbergCommunist
1.4%518
36,086 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