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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Assembly District 23

New York State Assembly · New York

John A. Esposito (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Brendan A. McElroy (D) by 18.2 points.

John A. EspositoRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%16,907
39.0%11,519
Matthew KatzLibertarian
3.9%1,142
29,568 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

EvenR+28.21972R+18.21974R+20.61976R+33.41978R+28.61980D+64.71982

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

The candidates

John A. Esposito (R)Brendan A. McElroy (D)

Also on the ballot: Matthew Katz (Libertarian), 3.9%