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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 7

New York State Senate · New York

John D. Caemmerer (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating May W. Newburger (D) by 11.1 points.

John D. CaemmererRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%70,653
44.4%56,482
127,135 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

EvenR+27.51972R+5.61974R+11.11976R+20.91978R+22.91980R+7.41982

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