1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Fred J. Eckert (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph N. Darweesh (D) by 10.4 points.
Fred J. EckertRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%62,257
Joseph N. DarweeshDemocrat
44.8%50,568
112,825 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