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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 63

New York State Assembly · New York

William F. Passannante (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Charles V. Drew (R) by 48.1 points.

William F. PassannanteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%24,547
Charles V. DrewRepublican
23.8%8,136
Stephen CaskoConservative
4.3%1,459
34,142 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+61.51972D+77.11974D+69.11976D+74.11978D+75.01980D+53.61982

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

The candidates