1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 120
New York State Assembly · New York
Melvin N. Zimmer (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Rocco Pirro (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Melvin N. ZimmerDemocrat · winner
52.1%15,295
Rocco PirroRepublican
46.4%13,607
Percy LavereLibertarian
1.5%427
29,329 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET