1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for New York Senate District 44
New York State Senate · New York
Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating John M. Quimby (D) by 20.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner
55.0%69,935
John M. QuimbyDemocrat
34.7%44,139
Fred IsabellaLibertarian · incumbent
10.3%13,114
127,188 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