1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 38
New York State Assembly · New York
Vito P. Battista (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating John J. Mullally (D) by 26.0 points.
Vito P. BattistaRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%11,449
John J. MullallyDemocrat
34.9%6,561
Luis A. OrtizLibertarian
4.1%774
18,784 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