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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 88

New York State Assembly · New York

George E. Vancott (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Guy Fairstein (D) by 29.5 points.

George E. VancottRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%26,319
35.2%14,321
40,640 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

EvenR+19.21972R+14.91974R+11.01976R+16.11978D+1.21980D+36.31982

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