1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 135
New York State Assembly · New York
Don W. Cook (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating John B. Wright (D) by 35.2 points.
Don W. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%31,043
John B. WrightDemocrat
27.4%13,574
Eugene E. WalkerConservative
8.1%4,039
Robert G. CunninghamLibertarian
1.8%911
49,567 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
Don W. Cook (R)John B. Wright (D)Eugene E. Walker (C)
Also on the ballot: Robert G. Cunningham (Libertarian), 1.8%