1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 17
New York State Assembly · New York
John E. Kingston (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating William H. Keneally (D) by 24.9 points.
John E. KingstonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%25,525
William H. KeneallyDemocrat
32.4%14,428
Carl G. NelsonConservative
10.3%4,597
44,550 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