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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 52

New York State Senate · New York

Earl W. Brydges (R) won with 85.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Wojtaszek (D) by 73.7 points.

Earl W. BrydgesRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.1%55,615
11.4%7,426
James LongoLibertarian
3.5%2,305
65,346 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+34.21972R+21.61974R+31.41976R+3.11978R+24.11980R+41.41982

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

The candidates

Earl W. Brydges (R)Thomas E. Wojtaszek (D)

Also on the ballot: James Longo (Libertarian), 3.5%