1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 28
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph Zaretzki (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Rothbaum (R) by 63.1 points.
Joseph ZaretzkiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%50,903
Jack RothbaumRepublican
14.2%9,357
Mary McGowanConservative
8.4%5,557
65,817 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