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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 26

New York State Senate · New York

Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating George N. Spitz (D) by 31.7 points.

Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%71,419
32.6%36,224
John VanrossemConservative
3.2%3,541
111,184 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+25.31972R+15.91974R+31.71976R+14.61978R+44.81980R+40.11982

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

The candidates

Roy A. Goodman (R)George N. Spitz (D)

Also on the ballot: John Vanrossem (Conservative), 3.2%