1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 61
New York State Assembly · New York
Elizabeth A. Connelly (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. Giacobbe (R) by 20.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elizabeth A. ConnellyDemocrat · winner
54.9%18,289
Anthony J. GiacobbeRepublican
34.2%11,415
George E. BoelgerConservative
9.0%3,011
Joseph SulleyLibertarian
1.9%621
33,336 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
Elizabeth A. Connelly (D)Anthony J. Giacobbe (R)George E. Boelger (C)
Also on the ballot: Joseph Sulley (Libertarian), 1.9%