1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 20
New York State Assembly · New York
Arthur Kremer (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Gloria P. Chizner (R) by 21.9 points.
Arthur KremerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%33,736
Gloria P. ChiznerRepublican
35.8%20,935
Jerome TraversConservative
4.5%2,654
Alicia C. PerretzLibertarian
2.0%1,175
58,500 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
Arthur Kremer (D)Gloria P. Chizner (R)
Also on the ballot: Jerome Travers (Conservative), 4.5%; Alicia C. Perretz (Libertarian), 2.0%