1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New York Assembly District 18
New York State Assembly · New York
Irwin J. Landes (D) won with 47.2% of the vote, defeating Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Irwin J. LandesDemocrat · winner
47.2%23,285
Vincent R. Balletta Jr.Republican · incumbent
44.0%21,696
Nelson J. GammansConservative
8.7%4,307
49,288 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