1970Final resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for New York Assembly District 150
New York State Assembly · New York
John W. Beckman (R) won re-election with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Edmund A. Berndt (D) by 20.0 points.
John W. BeckmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%24,650
Edmund A. BerndtDemocrat
38.2%16,160
Robert C. GreenfieldConservative
3.6%1,537
42,347 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)
The candidates
John W. Beckman (R)Edmund A. Berndt (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert C. Greenfield (Conservative), 3.6%