1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 8
New York State Assembly · New York
Martin Ginsberg (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Emanuel Bernstein (D) by 29.6 points.
Martin GinsbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%23,714
Emanuel BernsteinDemocrat
26.4%11,181
Dennis KennellyConservative
16.0%6,766
Ruth BershaderLibertarian
1.6%671
42,332 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
Martin Ginsberg (R)Emanuel Bernstein (D)Dennis Kennelly (C)
Also on the ballot: Ruth Bershader (Libertarian), 1.6%