1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 4
New York State Assembly · New York
Robert C. Wertz (R) won with 45.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Creditor (D) by 9.3 points.
Robert C. WertzRepublican · winner
45.0%26,113
Paul CreditorDemocrat
35.7%20,728
Stuart AvrickConservative
17.4%10,110
Thearther BunnsLibertarian
1.9%1,080
58,031 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
Robert C. Wertz (R)Paul Creditor (D)Stuart Avrick (C)
Also on the ballot: Thearther Bunns (Libertarian), 1.9%