1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New York Assembly District 32
New York State Assembly · New York
John G. Lopresto (R) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Jules G. Sabbatino (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John G. LoprestoRepublican · winner
47.6%16,901
Jules G. SabbatinoDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%16,169
Ivan LafayetteLibertarian
6.9%2,437
35,507 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