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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Assembly District 95

New York State Assembly · New York

Benjamin Gilman (R) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating John G. Gourlay (D) by 53.5 points.

Benjamin GilmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.8%32,956
23.2%9,981
42,937 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+38.51972R+30.81974R+30.91976R+31.21980R+30.01984R+44.51986

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