1974Final results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 44
New York State Assembly · New York
Melvin Miller (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas Finnerty (R) by 57.9 points.
Melvin MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%18,821
Thomas FinnertyRepublican
15.2%3,905
Jeffrey M. ErdelLibertarian
7.4%1,898
Milner S. JulianConservative
4.3%1,119
25,743 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
The candidates
Melvin Miller (D)Thomas Finnerty (R)Jeffrey M. Erdel (L)
Also on the ballot: Milner S. Julian (Conservative), 4.3%