1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Brian Sharoff (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Angelo Sofia (R) by 32.3 points.
Brian SharoffDemocrat · winner
52.0%18,151
Angelo SofiaRepublican
19.6%6,856
John Andrew KayConservative
12.5%4,369
Murray LevineLibertarian
8.0%2,796
John H. FoxIndependent
7.9%2,762
34,934 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