1969Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1969 special election for New York Assembly District 134
New York State Assembly · New York
William M. Steinfeldt (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating John A. Damico (D) by 13.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
William M. SteinfeldtRepublican · winner
56.3%25,796
John A. DamicoDemocrat
42.6%19,513
Lawrence L. BatesLibertarian
1.2%540
45,849 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 1969
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
William M. Steinfeldt (R)John A. Damico (D)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence L. Bates (Libertarian), 1.2%