1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 147
New York State Assembly · New York
Ronald H. Tills (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Richard T. Sullivan (D) by 18.1 points.
Ronald H. TillsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%32,126
Richard T. SullivanDemocrat
40.9%22,273
54,399 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET