1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 57
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Edward A. Gard (D) by 33.4 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%56,863
Edward A. GardDemocrat
33.3%28,396
85,259 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