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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 18

New York State Senate · New York

Waldaba Stewart (D) won with 86.3% of the vote, defeating Alfred Mott (R) by 73.9 points.

Waldaba StewartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.3%21,652
Alfred MottRepublican
12.5%3,126
Haywood LockettConservative
1.2%305
25,083 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

EvenD+59.91972D+64.21974D+76.01976D+75.91978D+84.51980D+71.81982

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

The candidates

Waldaba Stewart (D)Alfred Mott (R)

Also on the ballot: Haywood Lockett (Conservative), 1.2%