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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Alfred A. Lama (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Sidney B. Levitt (R) by 63.9 points.

Alfred A. LamaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.9%12,286
Sidney B. LevittRepublican
16.0%2,462
Thomas C. BivonaConservative
4.1%627
15,375 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

EvenD+67.41972D+83.91974D+89.41976D+89.11978D+92.51980D+87.81984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Alfred A. Lama (D)Sidney B. Levitt (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas C. Bivona (Conservative), 4.1%