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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Senate District 9

New York State Senate · New York

Karen S. Burstein (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Libert (R) by 41.4 points.

Karen S. BursteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%63,193
Jack LibertRepublican
29.3%26,167
89,360 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

EvenD+23.51972D+37.41974D+41.41976D+42.71978D+52.51980D+5.71982

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