1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 53
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Perry (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Edna K. Claunch (R) by 18.0 points.
John D. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%74,189
Edna K. ClaunchRepublican
41.0%51,576
125,765 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