1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 59

Name: 1976 election for New York Senate District 59
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: New York

New York State Senate · New York

James T. McFarland (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Katherine A. Tarbell (D) by 28.9 points.

James T. McFarlandRepublican · winner · incumbent

64.4%82,951

35.6%45,792

128,743 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET