1974Final results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 70
New York State Assembly · New York
Marie M. Runyon (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Louise Garcia (R) by 58.4 points.
Marie M. RunyonDemocrat · winner
71.7%10,358
Mary Louise GarciaRepublican
13.3%1,920
Peter T. LongworthLibertarian
11.5%1,659
Alan LepageConservative
3.6%515
14,452 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
Marie M. Runyon (D)Mary Louise Garcia (R)Peter T. Longworth (L)
Also on the ballot: Alan Lepage (Conservative), 3.6%