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1970Final resultsSpecial election

1970 special election for New York Assembly District 147

New York State Assembly · New York

Ronald H. Tills (R) won re-election with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Dorothy H. Rose (D) by 1.3 points.

Ronald H. TillsRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.6%25,956
Dorothy H. RoseDemocrat
47.3%25,285
Stanley P. SpisiakConservative
4.1%2,213
53,454 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

EvenR+1.31968R+1.31970 special electionR+2.51970

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

The candidates

Ronald H. Tills (R)Dorothy H. Rose (D)

Also on the ballot: Stanley P. Spisiak (Conservative), 4.1%