1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 2
New York State Assembly · New York
Peter J. Costigan (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating David T. Berman (D) by 43.8 points.
Peter J. CostiganRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%46,601
David T. BermanDemocrat
26.8%17,699
Anita FindlingLibertarian
2.6%1,684
65,984 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