1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 131
New York State Assembly · New York
Raymond J. Lill (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Nicholas R. Santoro (R) by 15.6 points.
Raymond J. LillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%15,027
Nicholas R. SantoroRepublican
40.3%10,839
Daniel B. KarpowiczConservative
3.8%1,028
26,894 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
The candidates
Raymond J. Lill (D)Nicholas R. Santoro (R)
Also on the ballot: Daniel B. Karpowicz (Conservative), 3.8%