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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 36

New York State Senate · New York

Joseph R. Pisani (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Saron D. Enea (D) by 23.3 points.

Joseph R. PisaniRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%70,501
37.2%43,378
2.2%2,587
116,466 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+14.01972R+20.71974R+23.31976R+33.21978R+26.51980R+2.01982

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

The candidates