1968Final results
1968 election for New York Assembly District 17
New York State Assembly · New York
John E. Kingston (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Obrien (D) by 21.9 points.
John E. KingstonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%27,946
Michael ObrienDemocrat
32.5%16,694
John MartinConservative
9.4%4,822
William F. SandhoffLibertarian
3.6%1,848
51,310 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John E. Kingston (R)Michael Obrien (D)John Martin (C)
Also on the ballot: William F. Sandhoff (Libertarian), 3.6%