United States Senate election in New York, 1970

United States Senate election in New York, 1970
New York
November 2, 1970
 
Nominee James Buckley Richard Ottinger Charles Goodell
Party Conservative Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,288,190 2,171,232 1,404,472
Percentage 38.95% 36.96% 23.91%

County results
U.S. Senator before election

Charles Goodell
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

James Lane Buckley
Conservative

The 1970 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Charles Goodell, who was recently appointed to the seat by Governor Nelson Rockefeller after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, ran for a full term, but was defeated by the Conservative Party of New York nominee James Lane Buckley.

Major candidates

Conservative

The convention used a weighted voting system.

Conservative Party Convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative James Buckley 37,940 91.38
Conservative Kevin P. McGovern 3,580 8.62
Total votes 41,520 100.00

Democratic

Democratic Party Primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Ottinger 366,789 39.61
Democratic Paul O'Dwyer 302,438 32.66
Democratic Ted Sorensen 154,434 16.68
Democratic Richard D. McCarthy 102,224 11.04
Total votes 925,885 100.00

Republican

Republican Party Convention results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Goodell 311 86.39
Abstaining 49 13.61
Total votes 360 100.00

Liberal

The Liberal Party unanimously designated Timothy W. Costello as its Senate candidate placeholder on April 4th, 1970. A convention of the 300 member state committee was held on May 11th to designate the actual candidate.

Liberal Party Convention results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Charles Goodell 201 67.00
Liberal Paul O'Dwyer 48 16.00
Liberal Richard D. McCarthy 33 11.00
Liberal Richard Ottinger 12 4.00
Liberal Ted Sorensen 6 2.00
Total votes 300 100.00

Results

General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Lane Buckley 2,288,190 38.95
Democratic Richard Lawrence Ottinger 2,171,232 36.96
Republican Charles Goodell 1,178,679
Liberal Charles Goodell 225,793
total Charles Goodell 1,404,472 23.91
Communist Arnold Johnson 4,097 0.07
Socialist Workers Kipp Dawson 3,549 0.06
Socialist Labor John Emanuel 3,204 0.06

Results by county

County Buckley% Buckley# Ottinger% Ottinger# Goodell% Goodell# Others% Others# Total
Albany 26.73% 34,898 44.42% 57,996 28.85% 37,661
Allegany 30.47% 4,457 19.17% 2,804 50.36% 7,366
Bronx 35.78% 132,848 46.32% 171,958 17.90% 66,461
Broome 32.64% 24,369 33.98% 25,371 33.38% 24,918
Cattaraugus 24.55% 6,674 24.63% 6,695 50.81% 13,811
Cayuga 47.05% 13,655 31.14% 9,037 28.81% 6,311
Chautauqua 22.76% 11,917 23.64% 12,377 53.60% 28,067
Chemung 42.93% 13,946 30.98% 10,065 26.09% 8,475
Chenango 40.92% 6,531 27.42% 4,377 31.66% 5,053
Clinton 25.35% 5,168 39.09% 7,968 35.56% 7,248
Columbia 42.54% 8,599 25.90% 5,234 31.56% 6,379
Cortland 44.95% 6,517 26.08% 3,782 28.97% 4,200
Delaware 37.19% 5,919 26.12% 4,158 36.69% 5,839
Dutchess 51.64% 37,171 25.76% 18,539 22.60% 16,269
Erie 27.34% 106,878 38.89% 152,038 33.77% 131,995
Essex 33.65% 4,417 27.36% 3,591 39.00% 5,119
Franklin 26.18% 3,421 38.89% 5,082 34.93% 4,564
Fulton 35.00% 6,774 34.04% 6,587 30.96% 5,992
Genesee 29.76% 6,185 29.86% 6,205 40.38% 8,394
Greene 42.34% 6,419 27.41% 4,155 30.25% 4,585
Hamilton 44.83% 1,267 23.35% 660 31.81% 899
Herkimer 39.69% 9,263 30.58% 7,138 29.73% 6,938
Jefferson 31.14% 8,659 30.56% 8,498 38.30% 10,648
Kings (Brooklyn) 33.21% 213,184 47.56% 305,272 19.23% 123,473
Lewis 29.30% 2,315 29.94% 2,365 40.76% 3,220
Livingston 35.63% 6,472 27.18% 4,936 37.19% 6,754
Madison 46.84% 9,039 25.00% 4,969 28.16% 5,596
Monroe 39.57% 103,281 32.12% 83,839 28.31% 73,893
Montgomery 33.90% 7,324 39.25% 8,480 26.86% 5,803
Nassau 45.65% 259,048 32.84% 186,375 21.51% 122,056
New York (Manhattan) 23.35% 104,774 49.05% 220,103 27.60% 123,853
Niagara 32.55% 24,583 36.20% 27,343 31.25% 23,607
Oneida 41.65% 37,891 32.52% 29,586 25.83% 23,504
Onondaga 28.32% 33,365 41.49% 48,877 30.19% 35,573
Ontario 41.76% 11,191 29.18% 7,819 29.06% 7,786
Orange 46.96% 32,279 26.40% 18,143 26.64% 18,308
Orleans 36.65% 4,458 28.55% 3,473 34.79% 4,232
Oswego 41.43% 13,162 28.53% 9,065 30.04% 9,542
Otsego 38.53% 7,593 28.44% 5,605 33.03% 6,510
Putnam 51.32% 11,826 36.12% 8,322 12.56% 2,894
Queens 43.69% 288,537 38.94% 257,179 17.37% 114,719
Rensselaer 31.86% 20,048 35.35% 22,242 32.79% 20,634
Richmond (Staten Island) 62.01% 54,592 24.45% 21,667 13.54% 11,996
Rockland 48.13% 37,399 32.18% 25,006 19.69% 15,299
St. Lawrence 30.82% 10,100 31.88% 10,449 37.30% 12,226
Saratoga 36.38% 15,882 28.87% 12,604 34.76% 15,175
Schenectady 33.77% 21,820 35.53% 22,961 30.70% 19,840
Schoharie 35.21% 3,467 32.93% 3,243 31.86% 3,138
Schuyler 45.87% 2,606 22.50% 1,278 31.63% 1,797
Seneca 40.84% 4,454 31.25% 3,408 27.90% 3,043
Steuben 42.69% 13,890 21.11% 6,868 36.20% 11,776
Suffolk 51.79% 169,276 27.40% 89,569 20.81% 68,003
Sullivan 37.77% 7,871 33.51% 6,985 28.72% 5,986
Tioga 38.53% 5,707 29.29% 4,388 32.18% 4,766
Tompkins 46.09% 10,120 22.01% 4,832 31.90% 7,005
Ulster 49.08% 27,004 25.97% 14,290 24.95% 13,730
Warren 40.97% 7,242 24.91% 4,404 34.12% 6,031
Washington 34.55% 6,214 28.76% 5,173 36.70% 6,601
Wayne 40.59% 9,628 26.31% 6,240 33.10% 7,852
Westchester 45.22% 160,155 36.70% 129,992 18.07% 64,014
Wyoming 34.35% 4,072 27.05% 3,207 38.60% 4,577
Yates 44.00% 3,112 22.14% 1,566 33.85% 2,394
Totals38.95%2,288,19036.96%2,171,23223.91%1,404,4720.18%10,8505,874,744

References

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