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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 115

New York State Assembly · New York

William R. Sears (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond M. Durr (D) by 23.5 points.

William R. SearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%24,334
38.3%15,079
39,413 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+34.61972R+37.21974R+40.01976R+38.41980R+33.91982R+25.41986

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