1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New York Assembly District 2
New York State Assembly · New York
George Hochbrueckner (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Costigan (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George HochbruecknerDemocrat · winner
51.0%18,699
Peter J. CostiganRepublican · incumbent
43.2%15,829
Martin TaylorConservative
5.8%2,144
36,672 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