1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
James E. Powers (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Campbell (R) by 11.9 points.
James E. PowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%63,174
Joseph W. CampbellRepublican
43.4%49,554
Sarah JonesLibertarian
1.2%1,426
114,154 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