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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Assembly District 7

New York State Assembly · New York

John Flanagan (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Edwin S. Clare (D) by 13.7 points.

John FlanaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%18,566
38.8%13,719
Edward A. SettleConservative
8.7%3,085
35,370 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+13.91972R+13.71974R+26.71976R+33.41978R+41.11980R+7.71982

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