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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 73

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward H. Lehner (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Harry Fotopoulos (R) by 29.9 points.

Edward H. LehnerDemocrat · winner
65.0%24,446
35.0%13,178
37,624 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

EvenD+29.91972D+66.01974D+65.31976D+69.81978D+54.81980D+92.21982

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