1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 4
New York State Senate · New York
Edward J. Speno (R) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Max Goldweber (D) by 13.0 points.
Edward J. SpenoRepublican · winner · incumbent
47.6%52,450
Max GoldweberDemocrat
34.6%38,136
Virginia HoeyConservative
15.3%16,832
Solomon SchoenfeldLibertarian
2.5%2,711
110,129 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
The candidates
Edward J. Speno (R)Max Goldweber (D)Virginia Hoey (C)
Also on the ballot: Solomon Schoenfeld (Libertarian), 2.5%