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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for New York Assembly District 149

New York State Assembly · New York

Daniel B. Walsh (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Lloyd A. Russell (R) by 4.5 points.

Daniel B. WalshDemocrat · winner
52.3%25,206
Lloyd A. RussellRepublican · incumbent
47.7%23,026
48,232 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+18.81970D+4.51972D+30.71974D+1.91976D+9.81978D+28.11980

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