1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph A. Tauriello (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Niemiec (R) by 43.5 points.
Joseph A. TaurielloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%56,365
Frank J. NiemiecRepublican
28.3%22,199
78,564 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