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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 116

New York State Assembly · New York

John T. Buckley (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Louis Barile (D) by 32.8 points.

John T. BuckleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%27,380
Louis BarileDemocrat
33.6%13,857
41,237 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+11.81972R+3.41974R+3.51976R+0.71978D+2.31980D+28.51982

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