1974Final results
1974 election for New York Senate District 31
New York State Senate · New York
Israel Ruiz Jr. (D) won with 93.5% of the vote, defeating Herbert J. Arenholz (Con) by 87.8 points.
Israel Ruiz Jr.Democrat · winner
93.5%19,370
Herbert J. ArenholzConservative
5.7%1,185
Jeanette GomezCommunist
0.8%164
20,719 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