1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
William T. Smith (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Loll (D) by 43.2 points.
William T. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%77,286
Thomas G. LollDemocrat
28.4%30,667
107,953 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