1970Final results
1970 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
Willis H. Stephens (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Fettes (D) by 40.3 points.
Willis H. StephensRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%33,793
Robert FettesDemocrat
28.6%14,018
Walter M. HarrisLibertarian
2.4%1,200
49,011 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