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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 22

New York State Senate · New York

William J. Ferrall (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Nathaniel Hendricks (R) by 27.6 points.

William J. FerrallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%21,453
28.3%10,862
10.1%3,869
James A. MetzgerConservative
5.8%2,234
38,418 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+20.61971 special electionD+31.31972D+45.11974D+48.51976D+44.81978D+37.91980

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