1970Final results
1970 election for New York Senate District 8
New York State Senate · New York
Murray Schwartz (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Oconnor (R) by 16.3 points.
Murray SchwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%50,700
Robert J. OconnorRepublican
41.9%36,515
87,215 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