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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 1

New York State Assembly · New York

Perry B. Duryea Jr. (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Michel M. Contant (D) by 36.8 points.

Perry B. Duryea Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
61.3%32,545
24.5%13,004
Dominic SantoroConservative
14.2%7,553
53,102 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+40.71972R+16.91974R+22.91976R+19.61978R+45.01980R+4.31982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET