The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent. Year Democratic Republican Other 1980 John M. Owens: 44,754 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 127,623 Bernard M. O'Connor (Right to Life): 3,772Lydia Bayoneta (Workers World): 625 1978 Francis C. Repicci: 36,428 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 96,119 Karen A. Hammel (Conservative): 6,046 1976 Michael Macaluso, Jr.: 67,177 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 120,738 1974 Margaret Costanza: 63,012 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 90,269 Clarence E. Carman, Jr. (Conservative): 4,667David L. MacAdam (Liberal): 1,110 1972 Terence J. Spencer: 53,321 Barber B. Conable, Jr.: 127,298 Terence C. Brennan (Conservative): 4,879Alicia Burgos (Liberal): 2,082 1970 James M. Hanley: 82,425 John F. O'Connor: 76,381 1968 Samuel S. Stratton: 112,640 George R. Metcalf: 47,849 William L. Griffen (Liberal): 1,870 1966 Samuel S. Stratton: 93,746 Frederick D. Dugan: 48,668 1964 Samuel S. Stratton: 110,948 Robert M. Quigley: 62,463 1962 Samuel S. Stratton: 78,560 Janet Hill Gordon: 65,697 1960 Jerome M. Wilson: 87,347 R. Walter Riehlman: 105,241 Gerard J. Felter (Liberal): 3,144 1958 Caryl M. Kline: 77,449 R. Walter Riehlman: 90,285 1956 Thomas J. Lowery: 59,534 R. Walter Riehlman: 124,108 Benjamin Copley (Liberal): 1,465 1954 James H. O'Connor: 51,358 R. Walter Riehlman: 90,002 Lillian Reiner (American Labor): 290 1952 Arthur B. McGuire: 65,763 R. Walter Riehlman: 113,778 Lillian Reiner (American Labor): 415 1950 John C. Davies: 54,284 William R. Williams: 60,657 Ross Maracchion (American Labor): 2,538 1948 John C. Davies: 62,855 Hadwen C. Fuller: 62,717 Max Meyers (American Labor): 2,964 1946 Frank A. Emma: 48,854 Hadwen C. Fuller: 58,040 1944 Samuel H. Miller, Jr.: 60,025 Hadwen C. Fuller: 65,857 1942 Arthur B. McGuire: 42,270 Clarence E. Hancock: 82,021 Fred Sander (American Labor): 2,934 1940 Flora D. Johnson: 69,730 Clarence E. Hancock: 97,688 Walter Soule (American Labor): 4,508 1938 Caleb C. Brown, Jr.: 50,083 Clarence E. Hancock: 90,078 Thomas P. Shallcross (Socialist): 409 1936 Arthur R. Perrin: 59,540 Clarence E. Hancock: 85,702 Robert H. Anderson (Your): 9,798Samuel M. Wolfson (Socialist): 2,431Lempi Makela (Communist): 229 1934 Richard P. Byrne: 50,599 Clarence E. Hancock: 65,732 Gustave A. Strebel (Socialist): 2,864Lloyd Roberts (Law Preservation): 649Sam Belkowitz (Communist): 237 1932 Edmund L. Weston: 60,376 Clarence E. Hancock: 79,345 Walter B. McNinch (Socialist): 2,950 1930 Frederick B. Northrup: 44,336 Clarence E. Hancock: 63,955 Henry Hotze (Socialist): 2,695 1928 Augustus C. Stevens: 52,926 Clarence E. Hancock: 90,370 Charles E. Wheelock (Socialist): 2,910 1926 Wilber M. Jones: 36,851 Walter W. Magee: 62,889 T. Deck Comerford (Socialist): 1,790 1924 John J. Kesel: 35,008 Walter W. Magee: 70,268 Frank Heck (Socialist): 3,394 1922 Frederick W. Thomson: 37,785 Walter W. Magee: 47,119 Fred Sander (Socialist): 2,124 1920 John F. Nash: 25,699 Walter W. Magee: 60,018 Fred Sander (Socialist): 4,508Fannie F. Cochran (Prohibition): 2,087