1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 1
New York State Senate · New York
Leon E. Giuffreda (R) won re-election with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Michael B. Walsh (D) by 27.1 points.
Leon E. GiuffredaRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%82,714
Michael B. WalshDemocrat
26.5%40,941
Michael F. OsheaConservative
15.8%24,452
Kwan Wu LaiLibertarian
4.1%6,293
154,400 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Leon E. Giuffreda (R)Michael B. Walsh (D)Michael F. Oshea (C)
Also on the ballot: Kwan Wu Lai (Libertarian), 4.1%