Election 1970 Results
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1970 US Senate election in New York
James L. Buckley (Conservative) beat Richard Ottinger (Democrat) in New York in 1970, 38.8% to 36.8%, a margin of 2.0 points and 116,958 votes.
New York changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Robert Kennedy.
other candidates led in 39 of the 62 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12 and Republicans in 11. The largest, Queens, cast 661,629 votes and went to the other candidates by 4.9 points. The closest was Schoharie, where 233 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James L. Buckley won | Conservative | 2,288,190 | 38.8% |
| Richard Ottinger | Democratic | 2,171,232 | 36.8% |
| Charles Goodell | Republican | 1,434,472 | 24.3% |
| All other candidates | 10,850 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 5,904,744 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens | 257,179 38.9% | 114,719 17.3% | 289,731 | 661,629 | Others |
| Kings | 308,421 47.5% | 122,423 18.9% | 217,783 | 648,627 | D+28.7 |
| Nassau | 186,375 32.8% | 122,056 21.5% | 259,621 | 568,052 | Others |
| New York | 220,103 48.8% | 123,853 27.5% | 106,665 | 450,621 | D+21.4 |
| Erie | 152,284 38.7% | 131,997 33.6% | 108,996 | 393,277 | D+5.2 |
| Bronx | 171,958 46.2% | 66,461 17.9% | 133,891 | 372,310 | D+28.3 |
| Westchester | 129,992 36.7% | 64,014 18.1% | 160,527 | 354,533 | Others |
| Suffolk | 89,569 27.4% | 68,003 20.8% | 169,694 | 327,266 | Others |
| Monroe | 83,839 32.1% | 73,893 28.3% | 103,524 | 261,256 | Others |
| Onondaga | 48,877 29.0% | 35,573 21.1% | 83,872 | 168,322 | Others |
| Albany | 57,996 44.4% | 37,661 28.8% | 35,053 | 130,710 | D+15.6 |
| Oneida | 29,586 32.5% | 23,504 25.8% | 38,041 | 91,131 | Others |
| Richmond | 21,667 24.4% | 11,996 13.5% | 55,053 | 88,716 | Others |
| Rockland | 25,006 32.1% | 15,299 19.7% | 37,476 | 77,781 | Others |
| Niagara | 27,343 36.1% | 23,607 31.2% | 24,695 | 75,645 | D+4.9 |
| Broome | 25,371 33.9% | 24,918 33.3% | 24,465 | 74,754 | D+0.6 |
| Dutchess | 18,745 25.7% | 16,332 22.4% | 37,799 | 72,876 | Others |
| Orange | 18,143 26.4% | 18,308 26.6% | 32,361 | 68,812 | Others |
| Schenectady | 22,961 35.5% | 19,840 30.7% | 21,890 | 64,691 | D+4.8 |
| Rensselaer | 22,242 35.3% | 20,634 32.8% | 20,107 | 62,983 | D+2.6 |
| Ulster | 14,290 25.9% | 13,730 24.9% | 27,113 | 55,133 | Others |
| Chautauqua | 12,377 23.6% | 28,067 53.6% | 11,965 | 52,409 | R+29.9 |
| Saratoga | 12,604 28.8% | 15,175 34.7% | 15,961 | 43,740 | Others |
| St. Lawrence | 10,449 31.8% | 12,226 37.2% | 10,161 | 32,836 | R+5.4 |
| Chemung | 10,131 30.9% | 8,548 26.0% | 14,154 | 32,833 | Others |
| Steuben | 6,868 21.1% | 11,776 36.2% | 13,920 | 32,564 | Others |
| Oswego | 9,065 28.2% | 9,705 30.2% | 13,326 | 32,096 | Others |
| Cayuga | 9,037 31.1% | 6,331 21.8% | 13,704 | 29,072 | Others |
| Jefferson | 8,575 30.6% | 10,641 37.9% | 8,831 | 28,047 | R+7.4 |
| Cattaraugus | 6,695 24.6% | 13,811 50.8% | 6,702 | 27,208 | R+26.2 |
| Ontario | 7,819 29.2% | 7,786 29.0% | 11,215 | 26,820 | Others |
| Wayne | 6,240 26.3% | 7,852 33.1% | 9,646 | 23,738 | Others |
| Herkimer | 7,193 30.4% | 7,049 29.8% | 9,443 | 23,685 | Others |
| Putnam | 8,322 36.1% | 2,894 12.5% | 11,846 | 23,062 | Others |
| Tompkins | 4,832 22.0% | 7,005 31.9% | 10,150 | 21,987 | Others |
| Montgomery | 8,480 39.1% | 5,803 26.8% | 7,384 | 21,667 | D+12.4 |
| Genesee | 6,255 29.9% | 8,381 40.0% | 6,291 | 20,927 | R+10.2 |
| Sullivan | 6,985 33.5% | 5,986 28.7% | 7,910 | 20,881 | Others |
| Clinton | 7,983 38.5% | 7,466 36.0% | 5,294 | 20,743 | D+2.5 |
| Columbia | 5,616 27.2% | 6,411 31.0% | 8,642 | 20,669 | Others |
| Madison | 4,969 25.0% | 5,596 28.1% | 9,329 | 19,894 | Others |
| Otsego | 5,605 28.4% | 6,510 33.0% | 7,620 | 19,735 | Others |
| Fulton | 6,613 34.2% | 5,896 30.5% | 6,850 | 19,359 | Others |
| Livingston | 4,936 26.9% | 6,862 37.3% | 6,575 | 18,373 | R+10.5 |
| Washington | 5,173 28.7% | 6,601 36.7% | 6,231 | 18,005 | R+7.9 |
| Warren | 4,404 24.9% | 6,031 34.1% | 7,260 | 17,695 | Others |
| Greene | 4,668 28.6% | 4,768 29.2% | 6,876 | 16,312 | Others |
| Delaware | 4,116 25.4% | 5,916 36.4% | 6,201 | 16,233 | Others |
| Chenango | 4,382 27.5% | 5,007 31.4% | 6,571 | 15,960 | Others |
| Tioga | 4,338 29.3% | 4,766 32.1% | 5,722 | 14,826 | Others |
| Cortland | 3,787 25.8% | 4,324 29.5% | 6,558 | 14,669 | Others |
| Allegany | 2,804 19.2% | 7,366 50.3% | 4,470 | 14,640 | R+31.2 |
| Essex | 3,601 27.1% | 5,114 38.5% | 4,574 | 13,289 | R+11.4 |
| Franklin | 5,138 38.7% | 4,627 34.8% | 3,522 | 13,287 | D+3.8 |
| Orleans | 3,473 28.5% | 4,232 34.8% | 4,469 | 12,174 | Others |
| Wyoming | 3,207 27.0% | 4,577 38.5% | 4,097 | 11,881 | R+11.5 |
| Seneca | 3,408 31.2% | 3,043 27.9% | 4,470 | 10,921 | Others |
| Schoharie | 3,243 32.9% | 3,138 31.8% | 3,476 | 9,857 | Others |
| Lewis | 2,388 29.7% | 3,269 40.7% | 2,372 | 8,029 | R+11.0 |
| Yates | 1,566 22.1% | 2,394 33.8% | 3,120 | 7,080 | Others |
| Schuyler | 1,278 22.5% | 1,797 31.6% | 2,615 | 5,690 | Others |
| Hamilton | 662 24.0% | 904 32.7% | 1,198 | 2,764 | Others |
Counties as they stood in 1970; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
New York Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | D+18.3 |
| 2022 | Chuck Schumer (D) | D+14.0 |
| 2018 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) | D+34.0 |
| 2016 | Chuck Schumer (D) | D+43.4 |
| 2012 | Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | D+45.9 |
| 2010 | Chuck Schumer (D) | D+34.1 |
| 2006 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+36.0 |
| 2004 | Chuck Schumer (D) | D+46.9 |
| 2000 | Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1998 | Chuck Schumer (D) | D+10.5 |
| 1994 | Patrick Moynihan (D) | D+13.7 |
| 1992 | Alfonse D'amato (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1988 | Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) | D+36.0 |
| 1986 | Alfonse M. D'amato (R) | R+14.6 |
| 1982 | Daniel P. Moynihan (D) | D+30.9 |
| 1980 | Al D'Amato (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1976 | Pat Moynihan (D) | D+9.3 |
| 1974 | Jacob K. Javits (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1970 | James L. Buckley (other) | |
| 1968 | Jacob Javits (R) | R+17.0 |
| 1964 | Robert Kennedy (D) | D+9.9 |
| 1962 | Jacob Javits (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1958 | Kenneth Keating (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1956 | Jacob Javits (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1952 | Irving M. Ives (R) | R+19.1 |
| 1950 | Herbert H. Lehman (D) | D+5.1 |
| 1946 | Irving M. Ives (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1944 | Robert F. Wagner (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1940 | James M. Mead (D) | D+7.0 |
| 1938 | Robert F. Wagner (D) | D+9.6 |
| 1934 | Royal S. Copeland (D) | D+18.5 |
| 1932 | Robert F. Wagner (D) | D+17.2 |
| 1928 | Royal S. Copeland (D) | D+1.2 |
| 1926 | Robert F. Wagner (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1922 | Royal S. Copeland (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1920 | James Wadsworth Jr. (R) | R+19.5 |
| 1916 | William M. Calder (R) | R+15.1 |
| 1914 | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (R) | R+5.0 |