1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New York Assembly District 122
New York State Assembly · New York
Lloyd S. Riford Jr. (R) won with 36.4% of the vote, defeating John C. Rossi (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lloyd S. Riford Jr.Republican · winner
36.4%16,005
John C. RossiDemocrat
31.6%13,887
George M. MichaelsLibertarian · incumbent
16.9%7,413
Max L. FoxConservative
15.0%6,608
43,913 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