1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 7
New York State Assembly · New York
Joseph M. Reilly (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating H. Richard Penn (D) by 25.7 points.
Joseph M. ReillyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%26,620
H. Richard PennDemocrat
31.0%14,573
Vincent DemeoConservative
9.3%4,386
Peter G. KellyLibertarian
2.9%1,363
46,942 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
Joseph M. Reilly (R)H. Richard Penn (D)Vincent Demeo (C)
Also on the ballot: Peter G. Kelly (Libertarian), 2.9%