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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 39

New York State Senate · New York

Douglas Hudson (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Bernard A. Fleishman (D) by 29.5 points.

Douglas HudsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%86,962
35.3%47,363
134,325 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+42.11972R+17.11974R+19.41976R+34.41978R+42.01980R+19.71982

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