1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 83
New York State Assembly · New York
Burton G. Hecht (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce I. Friedkin (R) by 43.8 points.
Burton G. HechtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%21,625
Bruce I. FriedkinRepublican
28.1%8,448
30,073 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