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1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for New York Assembly District 139

New York State Assembly · New York

Michael L. McCarthy (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Lloyd J. Long (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael L. McCarthyDemocrat · winner
55.5%22,471
Lloyd J. LongRepublican · incumbent
44.5%17,999
40,470 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

EvenR+8.61972D+3.81974D+39.11976D+35.21978D+46.71980D+50.41982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET