1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 37
New York State Assembly · New York
Samuel D. Wright (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Edward E. Ford (R) by 62.3 points.
Samuel D. WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.4%6,100
Edward E. FordRepublican
14.0%1,122
Norman MarcelleLibertarian
6.9%548
Elease RussellConservative
2.7%217
7,987 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
The candidates
Samuel D. Wright (D)Edward E. Ford (R)Norman Marcelle (L)
Also on the ballot: Elease Russell (Conservative), 2.7%