1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 54
New York State Assembly · New York
Vander L. Beatty (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Rainey Pinkney (R) by 49.1 points.
Vander L. BeattyDemocrat · winner
69.4%9,924
Rainey PinkneyRepublican
20.3%2,900
James Moore Jr.Libertarian
10.4%1,486
14,310 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