1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Boyle (D) by 22.6 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%72,759
Patrick J. BoyleDemocrat
38.7%45,959
118,718 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