1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
Bernard C. Smith (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Morton Berson (D) by 22.9 points.
Bernard C. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%61,242
Morton BersonDemocrat
28.5%33,985
John A. BozzoneConservative
17.7%21,115
Robert AtlasLibertarian
2.3%2,768
119,110 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
The candidates
Bernard C. Smith (R)Morton Berson (D)John A. Bozzone (C)
Also on the ballot: Robert Atlas (Libertarian), 2.3%