1970Final resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for New York Assembly District 25
New York State Assembly · New York
Emanuel R. Gold (D) won with 46.6% of the vote, defeating James P. McGoey (R) by 6.4 points.
Emanuel R. GoldDemocrat · winner
46.6%3,559
James P. McGoeyRepublican
40.2%3,072
Burt LepowOther party
13.2%1,006
7,637 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)