1974Final results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
Lawrence Herbst (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Peter S. Brooks (D) by 23.6 points.
Lawrence HerbstRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%21,774
Peter S. BrooksDemocrat
38.2%13,461
35,235 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