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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 131

New York State Assembly · New York

Raymond J. Lill (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Wilson (R) by 23.6 points.

Raymond J. LillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%18,531
Jerry WilsonRepublican
36.2%11,220
3.9%1,212
30,963 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+23.61972D+52.01974D+49.71976D+49.81978D+61.41980D+29.21982

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

The candidates

Raymond J. Lill (D)Jerry Wilson (R)

Also on the ballot: Franklin Florence (Libertarian), 3.9%