1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 76
New York State Assembly · New York
Seymour Posner (D) won with 85.8% of the vote, defeating William J. Waterman Jr. (R) by 71.6 points.
Seymour PosnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.8%17,008
William J. Waterman Jr.Republican
14.2%2,818
19,826 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