1974Final results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 87
New York State Assembly · New York
Bruce E. Caputo (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Basil N. Apostle (D) by 35.7 points.
Bruce E. CaputoRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%24,158
Basil N. ApostleDemocrat
32.1%11,440
35,598 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