1976Final results
1976 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
James D. Griffin (D) won with 96.9% of the vote, defeating Fannie R. Derosa (Lib) by 93.7 points.
James D. GriffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.9%101,788
Fannie R. DerosaLibertarian
3.1%3,285
105,073 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