1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Jeremiah B. Bloom (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Howard W. Gordon (R) by 50.2 points.
Jeremiah B. BloomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%42,616
Howard W. GordonRepublican
17.4%10,964
Victor HelfeldLibertarian
8.1%5,111
Irwin ZuckerConservative
6.8%4,303
62,994 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