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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 135

New York State Assembly · New York

Don W. Cook (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Jordan E. Pappas (D) by 30.8 points.

Don W. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%34,221
33.6%17,850
2.0%1,077
53,148 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

EvenR+30.81972R+16.01974R+10.81976R+42.21978R+46.51982R+50.01984

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

The candidates