1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New York Assembly District 51
New York State Assembly · New York
Joseph Ferris (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Vincent Riccio (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph FerrisDemocrat · winner
51.5%11,827
Vincent RiccioRepublican · incumbent
48.5%11,127
22,954 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