1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 5
New York State Assembly · New York
William L. Burns (R) won with 45.0% of the vote, defeating Michael P. Andrews (D) by 13.6 points.
William L. BurnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.0%17,887
Michael P. AndrewsDemocrat
31.4%12,478
Pasquale CurcioConservative
21.2%8,428
Michael A. GrazianoLibertarian
2.4%955
39,748 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
William L. Burns (R)Michael P. Andrews (D)Pasquale Curcio (C)
Also on the ballot: Michael A. Graziano (Libertarian), 2.4%