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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 24

New York State Senate · New York

Paul P. E. Bookson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Charles I. Zucker (R) by 36.9 points.

Paul P. E. BooksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%34,532
20.8%12,455
Paul GreenbergLibertarian
13.3%7,950
James A. CuchiaraConservative
8.1%4,855
59,792 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

EvenR+26.61972R+13.21974R+7.81976R+5.21978R+48.32002R+15.42006

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