1968Final results
1968 election for New York Assembly District 5
New York State Assembly · New York
William L. Burns (R) won with 45.9% of the vote, defeating Harry E. Seidell (D) by 16.1 points.
William L. BurnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.9%21,149
Harry E. SeidellDemocrat
29.8%13,724
John J. ConroyConservative
22.1%10,194
Laterio L. ParisiLibertarian
2.1%966
46,033 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
William L. Burns (R)Harry E. Seidell (D)John J. Conroy (C)
Also on the ballot: Laterio L. Parisi (Libertarian), 2.1%