1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 5
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Caemmerer (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Rubenstein (D) by 17.7 points.
John D. CaemmererRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%68,255
Kenneth RubensteinDemocrat
41.2%47,767
116,022 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