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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 81

New York State Assembly · New York

Alan Hochberg (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert Samuels (R) by 64.3 points.

Alan HochbergDemocrat · winner
79.8%12,088
Herbert SamuelsRepublican
15.5%2,350
Mario PichlerConservative
4.7%712
15,150 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+64.31970D+59.71972D+75.51974D+61.21976D+62.51978D+64.21980

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

The candidates

Alan Hochberg (D)Herbert Samuels (R)

Also on the ballot: Mario Pichler (Conservative), 4.7%