1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 138
New York State Assembly · New York
Richard J. Hogan (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating James K. Murphy (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard J. HoganRepublican · winner
48.6%18,968
James K. MurphyDemocrat
47.0%18,351
Donald E. PhillipsConservative
4.5%1,742
39,061 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