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1970Final resultsSpecial election

1970 special election for New York Assembly District 81

New York State Assembly · New York

Alan Hochberg (D) won with 92.5% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Zraick (R) by 85.1 points.

Alan HochbergDemocrat · winner
92.5%1,326
7.5%107
1,433 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

EvenD+64.41968D+85.11970 special electionD+64.31970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)