1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for New York Assembly District 45
New York State Assembly · New York
Stephen Solarz (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Max M. Turshen (Lib) by 51.7 points.
Stephen SolarzDemocrat · winner
66.2%29,526
Max M. TurshenLibertarian · incumbent
14.5%6,463
Martin KaplanRepublican
14.1%6,309
Edmond J. AttianeseConservative
5.2%2,299
44,597 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