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1970Final results

1970 election for New York Senate District 6

New York State Senate · New York

John R. Dunne (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Bert N. Mitchell (D) by 35.5 points.

John R. DunneRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%65,971
27.4%28,766
Anthony DauriaConservative
9.7%10,121
104,858 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+33.71972R+16.61974R+20.11976R+27.21978R+35.41980R+19.41982

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