1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 23
New York State Assembly · New York
John A. Esposito (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Brendan A. McElroy (D) by 28.2 points.
John A. EspositoRepublican · winner
62.3%27,023
Brendan A. McElroyDemocrat
34.1%14,771
Michael ImberLibertarian
3.7%1,585
43,379 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