1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 27
New York State Senate · New York
Sidney A. Vonluther (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Leon B. Applewhaite (R) by 49.9 points.
Sidney A. VonlutherDemocrat · winner
68.1%26,300
Leon B. ApplewhaiteRepublican
18.3%7,057
Veronica PowellLibertarian
13.6%5,242
38,599 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