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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 20

New York State Senate · New York

Albert B. Lewis (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Darienzo Jr. (R) by 38.1 points.

Albert B. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%43,617
24.9%17,269
Joseph MioskLibertarian
6.7%4,647
Michael I. RickmanConservative
5.3%3,682
69,215 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+39.71972D+56.81974D+59.71976D+65.41978D+52.71980D+69.71982

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