1971Final resultsSpecial election
1971 special election for New York Assembly District 20
New York State Assembly · New York
John A. Esposito (R) won with 85.8% of the vote, defeating Max Laudun (LIB) by 71.6 points.
John A. EspositoRepublican · winner
85.8%13,706
Max LaudunLibertarian
14.2%2,269
15,975 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 1971
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)