1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 45
New York State Assembly · New York
Stephen Solarz (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Sol Rauch (R) by 57.5 points.
Stephen SolarzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%41,506
Sol RauchRepublican
21.3%11,211
52,717 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