1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 36
New York State Senate · New York
Bernard Gordon (R) won re-election with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Gerard Duffy (D) by 30.9 points.
Bernard GordonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%84,175
Gerard DuffyDemocrat
34.6%44,460
128,635 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)