1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 73
New York State Assembly · New York
John J. Walsh (Oth) won with 40.3% of the vote, defeating Edward H. Lehner (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John J. WalshOther party · winner · incumbent
40.3%11,452
Edward H. LehnerDemocrat
40.0%11,381
Thomas MullanyConservative
9.0%2,549
Herbert J. WallensteinRepublican
7.8%2,214
Roger P. QuinbyLibertarian
3.0%840
28,436 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
John J. Walsh (OTH)Edward H. Lehner (D)Thomas Mullany (C)Herbert J. Wallenstein (R)
Also on the ballot: Roger P. Quinby (Libertarian), 3.0%