1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 5
New York State Senate · New York
Ralph J. Marino (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Cotten (D) by 25.2 points.
Ralph J. MarinoRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%75,241
Donald E. CottenDemocrat
36.4%44,469
Aaron M. ScheinLibertarian
2.1%2,597
122,307 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