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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 77

New York State Assembly · New York

Armando Montano (D) won with 83.9% of the vote, defeating Nicolina Kelly (R) by 70.9 points.

Armando MontanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.9%6,198
Nicolina KellyRepublican
13.0%963
Joseph BurnetteConservative
3.0%222
7,383 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+81.31974D+85.51976D+82.51978D+86.41980D+62.91982D+70.61984

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

The candidates

Armando Montano (D)Nicolina Kelly (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Burnette (Conservative), 3.0%