1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 126
New York State Assembly · New York
L. Richard Marshall (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Samuel G. Karam (D) by 13.0 points.
L. Richard MarshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%18,283
Samuel G. KaramDemocrat
43.5%14,066
32,349 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