RepublicanNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
James T. McFarland
Last held office: New York State Senate, District 59 (1972–1978). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +28.9
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time McFarland was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New York State Assembly, District 140New York State Senate, District 59
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race McFarland has run
Margin: how far McFarland finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | New York State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Katherine A. Tarbell (D) | 64.4% | R+28.9 |
| 1974 | New York State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Thomas Santa Lucia (D), Keith D. Curcio (L) | 61.9% | R+25.5 |
| 1972 | New York State Senate, District 59 | General | Won | Harold H. Izard (D) | 63.1% | R+26.2 |
| 1970 | New York State Assembly, District 140 | General | Won | Gerald W. Nolan (D) | 61% | R+22.0 |
| 1968 | New York State Assembly, District 140 | General | Won | William D. Scott (D) | 63.5% | R+26.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McFarland has held
- New York State Senate, District 59 · 1972–1978
- New York State Assembly, District 140 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McFarland has run against
- Katherine A. Tarbell (D) · 1976 election, won
- Thomas Santa Lucia (D) · 1974 election, won
- Harold H. Izard (D) · 1972 election, won
- Gerald W. Nolan (D) · 1970 election, won
- William D. Scott (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive