1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New York Assembly District 120
New York State Assembly · New York
Edward M. Kinsella (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Mortimer P. Gallivan (D) by 3.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward M. KinsellaRepublican · winner
51.7%15,062
Mortimer P. GallivanDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%14,050
29,112 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET