1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
Lawrence Herbst (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Alfred F. Cavalari (D) by 34.6 points.
Lawrence HerbstRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%28,219
Alfred F. CavalariDemocrat
27.4%12,459
John P. DelessioConservative
9.1%4,147
Lucille GreinerLibertarian
1.5%671
45,496 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
Lawrence Herbst (R)Alfred F. Cavalari (D)John P. Delessio (C)
Also on the ballot: Lucille Greiner (Libertarian), 1.5%