1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 15
New York State Assembly · New York
John E. Kingston (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Ira L. Bernstein (D) by 19.9 points.
John E. KingstonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%31,937
Ira L. BernsteinDemocrat
36.2%20,631
Jacob RothConservative
4.7%2,696
Lorraine ScheinLibertarian
2.9%1,662
56,926 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
The candidates
John E. Kingston (R)Ira L. Bernstein (D)
Also on the ballot: Jacob Roth (Conservative), 4.7%; Lorraine Schein (Libertarian), 2.9%