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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Assembly District 48

New York State Assembly · New York

Leonard Silverman (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Emanuel N. Frankel (R) by 48.6 points.

Leonard SilvermanDemocrat · winner
70.3%21,386
21.7%6,601
John WelbornConservative
8.0%2,440
30,427 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

EvenD+35.01972D+60.01974D+59.31976D+64.41978D+51.31980D+34.21982

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