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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Assembly District 15

New York State Assembly · New York

Eli Wager (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Edstrom (R) by 8.2 points.

Eli WagerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%28,575
45.9%24,242
52,817 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+19.91972D+5.21974D+4.01976D+0.11978D+2.71980D+3.11982

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