1971Final resultsSpecial election
1971 special election for New York Senate District 10
New York State Senate · New York
Emanuel R. Gold (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Raymond Thek (CON) by 59.5 points.
Emanuel R. GoldDemocrat · winner
79.8%45,436
Raymond ThekConservative
20.2%11,532
56,968 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)