1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 35
New York State Assembly · New York
Chester John Straub (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Vincent V. Abate (R) by 15.5 points.
Chester John StraubDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%8,734
Vincent V. AbateRepublican
39.0%6,251
Lucas OlmedoLibertarian
6.5%1,034
16,019 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