1968Final results
1968 election for New York Assembly District 35
New York State Assembly · New York
Chester John Straub (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating William Goldstein (R) by 47.4 points.
Chester John StraubDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%10,805
William GoldsteinRepublican
16.3%2,764
Salvatore RabitoConservative
16.0%2,712
Lucas OlmedoLibertarian
4.1%696
16,977 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
Chester John Straub (D)William Goldstein (R)Salvatore Rabito (C)
Also on the ballot: Lucas Olmedo (Libertarian), 4.1%