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Established January 01, 1907
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedCaprice January 12, 2019 01:47pm
DescriptionCortland, Greene, Herkimer, Otsego, Schoharie counties; parts of Chenango and Tompkins counties

RACES [Show Primaries]
Redistricting: Light Green=Added Territory, Red=Removed Territory,
Dark Green=Kept Territory
Date Type Results
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
 Peter Oberacker(I)
74,508
62.32%
 Eric Ball
44,938
37.59%
  Write-In (W)
110
0.09%
Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
 Peter Oberacker
73,000
55.36%
 Jim Barber
58,691
44.51%
  Write-In (W)
180
0.14%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
67,101
63.46%
 Joyce St. George
38,610
36.51%
  Write-In (W)
31
0.03%
Nov 08, 2016 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
84,726
72.55%
 Jermaine Bagnall-Graham
31,990
27.39%
  Write-In (W)
65
0.06%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
61,157
99.46%
  Write-In (W)
334
0.54%
Nov 06, 2012 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
76,428
68.57%
 Howard Leib
34,966
31.37%
  Write-In (W)
59
0.05%
Date Type Results
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
66,956
99.46%
  Write-In (W)
365
0.54%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
73,814
63.49%
 Don Barber
42,440
36.50%
  Write-In (W)
5
0.00%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
59,224
100.00%
Nov 02, 2004 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
82,253
100.00%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 James L. Seward(I)
66,311
100.00%
Date Type Results
Nov 07, 2000 General Election
 Thomas Libous(I)
80,875
63.39%
 Steven C. Porter
23,354
18.30%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 Thomas Libous(I)
69,408
65.96%
 Steven C. Porter
17,911
17.02%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 Thomas Libous(I)
79,801
57.77%
 Steven C. Porter
29,172
21.12%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 Thomas Libous(I)
81,166
81.67%
 Rene De Villers
18,212
18.33%
Nov 03, 1992 General Election
 Thomas Libous(I)
87,014
54.11%
 Steven C. Porter
36,899
22.95%
No Map In System
Date Type Results
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Thomas Libous(I)
62,007
65.66%
 Kathleen A. Gaffney
32,432
34.34%
Nov 08, 1988 General Election
 Thomas Libous
63,487
50.54%
 John J. Burns
62,137
49.46%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 Warren M. Anderson(I)
59,168
69.11%
 Eugene W. Burns
26,442
30.89%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 Warren M. Anderson(I)
91,156
75.35%
 Paul A. Holmes
29,816
24.65%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 Warren M. Anderson(I)
68,333
69.28%
 Guy J. Luciano
30,301
30.72%
Nov 04, 1980 General Election
 William T. Smith, II(I)
63,793
60.66%
 Ruth V. Siegel
39,592
37.65%
 Steven W. Chaney
1,787
1.70%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 William T. Smith, II(I)
54,823
100.00%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
 William T. Smith, II(I)
77,286
71.59%
 Thomas G. Loll
30,667
28.41%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 William T. Smith, II(I)
51,706
57.75%
 Andrew R. Mazzella
37,826
42.25%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 William T. Smith, II(I)
60,546
53.74%
 John B. Schamel
52,121
46.26%
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 James E. Powers(I)
63,174
55.34%
 Joseph W. Campbell
49,554
43.41%
 Sarah Jones
1,426
1.25%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 James E. Powers(I)
80,932
60.90%
 Gordon A. Howe, II
48,972
36.85%
 Henry H. Vayo
2,985
2.25%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 James E. Powers
57,836
52.22%
 Kenneth S. Barclay
52,915
47.78%
Nov 02, 1965 General Election
 James H. Donovan
48,820
54.59%
 Daniel A. Fusco
40,614
45.41%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
66,203
49.24%
 John A. Damico
65,861
48.99%
 Andrew G. Celli
2,376
1.77%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
60,444
51.66%
 Andrew G. Celli
56,555
48.34%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
74,477
54.58%
 Martin Harwood Tickell Jr.
61,976
45.42%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
66,199
59.62%
 Walter Pelkey
43,694
39.35%
 Arthur T. Battams
1,141
1.03%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
85,134
65.11%
 Michael James Cavalier
43,957
33.62%
 Val Rauber
1,669
1.28%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
58,698
58.39%
 James M. Leary
41,728
41.51%
 Edwin Badura
94
0.09%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare(I)
74,870
58.11%
 Ray B. Tuttle
51,829
40.22%
 John J. Barrow
1,765
1.37%
 Leonard Costa
384
0.30%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Frank E. Van Lare
51,308
52.83%
 Ray B. Tuttle(I)
45,008
46.35%
 Michael J. Burke
798
0.82%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Ray B. Tuttle
53,964
48.82%
 Allen J. Oliver(I)
53,440
48.35%
 Harry Bailey
2,565
2.32%
 Angelo A. Rose
562
0.51%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Allen J. Oliver(I)
56,925
64.80%
 Julius Hoesterey
30,919
35.20%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Allen J. Oliver(I)
57,744
51.93%
 Julius Hoesterey
53,448
48.07%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 George H. Pierce
51,617
97.06%
 Leo M. Brushingham
1,565
2.94%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 James W. Riley(I)
55,415
65.83%
 Thomas L. Kelly
28,770
34.17%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 James W. Riley
42,115
67.70%
 John J. Handley
18,370
29.53%
 Paul W. Foster
1,727
2.78%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland(I)
47,276
59.13%
 Edward L. Vallely
31,199
39.02%
 Guy L. Loomis
1,322
1.65%
 George W. Reader
151
0.19%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland(I)
32,177
59.45%
 Milton A. Bissell
19,386
35.82%
 Hugh Dollard
2,353
4.35%
 Edwin Little
207
0.38%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland(I)
44,384
59.55%
 Cifford C. Cheney
27,425
36.79%
 Carl A. Johnson
2,726
3.66%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland(I)
29,601
67.19%
 Robert E. McConnell
13,249
30.07%
 Jacob Crocoll
1,207
2.74%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland(I)
57,038
73.23%
 John W. Ellis
20,850
26.77%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland(I)
33,522
73.90%
 Gilden R. Broadberry
11,838
26.10%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Leigh G. Kirkland
46,507
78.00%
 Andrew M. Dry
13,117
22.00%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 DeHart H. Ames(I)
30,722
68.04%
 Frank C. Prescott
13,218
29.27%
 Charles Manton
1,212
2.68%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 DeHart H. Ames
40,506
71.62%
 Peter C. Foley
12,401
21.93%
 Gaius C. Smith
3,647
6.45%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Samuel J. Fowler(I)
27,244
72.69%
 Peter C. Foley
8,853
23.62%
 James J. Harding
1,381
3.68%
Nov 06, 1917 Special Election
 Samuel J. Fowler
20,271
86.30%
 Fred Shafer
3,219
13.70%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 George E. Spring(I)
21,199
64.59%
 Ward H. Wadsworth
10,074
30.69%
 Fred Shafer
1,549
4.72%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 George E. Spring
15,205
58.63%
 George H. Pierce
7,737
29.83%
 Arthur A. Amidon
1,523
5.87%
 Gust C. Peterson
1,470
5.67%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 Frank Godfrey
13,392
37.64%
 Albert F. French
9,673
27.19%
 George H. Pierce
8,990
25.27%
 J. W. Walquist
1,965
5.52%
 Andrew Y. Freeman
1,555
4.37%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 Charles M. Hamilton
17,181
57.81%
 Staley N. Wood
9,611
32.34%
 Mary Cornell
1,637
5.51%
 Frank S. Lee
1,292
4.35%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 Charles M. Hamilton
24,953
62.08%
 Warren B. Whitney
12,236
30.44%
 Charles J. C. Schlepp
1,561
3.88%
 Anuel Carlson
1,273
3.17%
 Albert C. Canady
173
0.43%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Albert T. Fancher(I)
19,188
63.50%
 Thomas J. Cummings
9,363
30.99%
 Edward Armstrong
899
2.98%
 Anuel Carlson
766
2.54%

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