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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 50

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert F. Kelly (R) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene K. Schafer (D) by 55.1 points.

Robert F. KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.2%21,168
21.1%5,850
Ruffino SosaLibertarian
2.8%772
27,790 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

EvenR+37.71972R+8.11974R+18.21976R+14.21978R+20.81980D+71.11982

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

The candidates

Robert F. Kelly (R)Eugene K. Schafer (D)

Also on the ballot: Ruffino Sosa (Libertarian), 2.8%