1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 29
New York State Senate · New York
Franz S. Leichter (D) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Torres (R) by 73.8 points.
Franz S. LeichterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.0%47,082
Robert E. TorresRepublican
11.2%6,208
Marie T. SherryConservative
3.7%2,068
55,358 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