1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Arnold W. Proskin (R) by 15.3 points.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%86,658
Arnold W. ProskinRepublican
42.4%63,718
150,376 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