1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 96
New York State Assembly · New York
Lawrence Herbst (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating David A. Sullivan (D) by 21.7 points.
Lawrence HerbstRepublican · winner
59.5%20,035
David A. SullivanDemocrat
37.8%12,719
Clyde E. SawyerLibertarian
2.7%920
33,674 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