United States Senate election in New York, 1970
United States Senate election in New York, 1970
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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 |
% |
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Conservative |
James Buckley |
37,940 |
91.38 |
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Conservative |
Kevin P. McGovern |
3,580 |
8.62 |
Total votes |
41,520 |
100.00 |
Democratic
Democratic Party Primary results[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Richard Ottinger |
366,789 |
39.61 |
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Democratic |
Paul O'Dwyer |
302,438 |
32.66 |
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Democratic |
Ted Sorensen |
154,434 |
16.68 |
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Democratic |
Richard D. McCarthy |
102,224 |
11.04 |
Total votes |
925,885 |
100.00 |
Republican
- Charles Goodell, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1968 and former U.S. Congressman (1959–1968)
Republican Party Convention results[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Charles Goodell |
311 |
86.39 |
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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 |
% |
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Liberal |
Charles Goodell |
201 |
67.00 |
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Liberal |
Paul O'Dwyer |
48 |
16.00 |
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Liberal |
Richard D. McCarthy |
33 |
11.00 |
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Liberal |
Richard Ottinger |
12 |
4.00 |
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Liberal |
Ted Sorensen |
6 |
2.00 |
Total votes |
300 |
100.00 |
Results
General election results[5]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Conservative |
James Lane Buckley |
2,288,190 |
38.95 |
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Democratic |
Richard Lawrence Ottinger |
2,171,232 |
36.96 |
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Republican |
Charles Goodell |
1,178,679 |
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Liberal |
Charles Goodell |
225,793 |
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total |
Charles Goodell |
1,404,472 |
23.91 |
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Communist |
Arnold Johnson |
4,097 |
0.07 |
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Socialist Workers |
Kipp Dawson |
3,549 |
0.06 |
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Socialist Labor |
John Emanuel |
3,204 |
0.06 |
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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 |
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Allegany |
30.47% |
4,457 |
19.17% |
2,804 |
50.36% |
7,366 |
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Bronx |
35.78% |
132,848 |
46.32% |
171,958 |
17.90% |
66,461 |
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Broome |
32.64% |
24,369 |
33.98% |
25,371 |
33.38% |
24,918 |
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Cattaraugus |
24.55% |
6,674 |
24.63% |
6,695 |
50.81% |
13,811 |
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Cayuga |
47.05% |
13,655 |
31.14% |
9,037 |
28.81% |
6,311 |
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Chautauqua |
22.76% |
11,917 |
23.64% |
12,377 |
53.60% |
28,067 |
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Chemung |
42.93% |
13,946 |
30.98% |
10,065 |
26.09% |
8,475 |
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Chenango |
40.92% |
6,531 |
27.42% |
4,377 |
31.66% |
5,053 |
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Clinton |
25.35% |
5,168 |
39.09% |
7,968 |
35.56% |
7,248 |
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Columbia |
42.54% |
8,599 |
25.90% |
5,234 |
31.56% |
6,379 |
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Cortland |
44.95% |
6,517 |
26.08% |
3,782 |
28.97% |
4,200 |
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Delaware |
37.19% |
5,919 |
26.12% |
4,158 |
36.69% |
5,839 |
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Dutchess |
51.64% |
37,171 |
25.76% |
18,539 |
22.60% |
16,269 |
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Erie |
27.34% |
106,878 |
38.89% |
152,038 |
33.77% |
131,995 |
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Essex |
33.65% |
4,417 |
27.36% |
3,591 |
39.00% |
5,119 |
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Franklin |
26.18% |
3,421 |
38.89% |
5,082 |
34.93% |
4,564 |
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Fulton |
35.00% |
6,774 |
34.04% |
6,587 |
30.96% |
5,992 |
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Genesee |
29.76% |
6,185 |
29.86% |
6,205 |
40.38% |
8,394 |
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Greene |
42.34% |
6,419 |
27.41% |
4,155 |
30.25% |
4,585 |
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Hamilton |
44.83% |
1,267 |
23.35% |
660 |
31.81% |
899 |
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Herkimer |
39.69% |
9,263 |
30.58% |
7,138 |
29.73% |
6,938 |
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Jefferson |
31.14% |
8,659 |
30.56% |
8,498 |
38.30% |
10,648 |
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Kings (Brooklyn) |
33.21% |
213,184 |
47.56% |
305,272 |
19.23% |
123,473 |
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Lewis |
29.30% |
2,315 |
29.94% |
2,365 |
40.76% |
3,220 |
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Livingston |
35.63% |
6,472 |
27.18% |
4,936 |
37.19% |
6,754 |
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Madison |
46.84% |
9,039 |
25.00% |
4,969 |
28.16% |
5,596 |
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Monroe |
39.57% |
103,281 |
32.12% |
83,839 |
28.31% |
73,893 |
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Montgomery |
33.90% |
7,324 |
39.25% |
8,480 |
26.86% |
5,803 |
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Nassau |
45.65% |
259,048 |
32.84% |
186,375 |
21.51% |
122,056 |
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New York (Manhattan) |
23.35% |
104,774 |
49.05% |
220,103 |
27.60% |
123,853 |
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Niagara |
32.55% |
24,583 |
36.20% |
27,343 |
31.25% |
23,607 |
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Oneida |
41.65% |
37,891 |
32.52% |
29,586 |
25.83% |
23,504 |
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Onondaga |
28.32% |
33,365 |
41.49% |
48,877 |
30.19% |
35,573 |
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Ontario |
41.76% |
11,191 |
29.18% |
7,819 |
29.06% |
7,786 |
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Orange |
46.96% |
32,279 |
26.40% |
18,143 |
26.64% |
18,308 |
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Orleans |
36.65% |
4,458 |
28.55% |
3,473 |
34.79% |
4,232 |
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Oswego |
41.43% |
13,162 |
28.53% |
9,065 |
30.04% |
9,542 |
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Otsego |
38.53% |
7,593 |
28.44% |
5,605 |
33.03% |
6,510 |
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Putnam |
51.32% |
11,826 |
36.12% |
8,322 |
12.56% |
2,894 |
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Queens |
43.69% |
288,537 |
38.94% |
257,179 |
17.37% |
114,719 |
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Rensselaer |
31.86% |
20,048 |
35.35% |
22,242 |
32.79% |
20,634 |
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Richmond (Staten Island) |
62.01% |
54,592 |
24.45% |
21,667 |
13.54% |
11,996 |
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Rockland |
48.13% |
37,399 |
32.18% |
25,006 |
19.69% |
15,299 |
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St. Lawrence |
30.82% |
10,100 |
31.88% |
10,449 |
37.30% |
12,226 |
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Saratoga |
36.38% |
15,882 |
28.87% |
12,604 |
34.76% |
15,175 |
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Schenectady |
33.77% |
21,820 |
35.53% |
22,961 |
30.70% |
19,840 |
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Schoharie |
35.21% |
3,467 |
32.93% |
3,243 |
31.86% |
3,138 |
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Schuyler |
45.87% |
2,606 |
22.50% |
1,278 |
31.63% |
1,797 |
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Seneca |
40.84% |
4,454 |
31.25% |
3,408 |
27.90% |
3,043 |
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Steuben |
42.69% |
13,890 |
21.11% |
6,868 |
36.20% |
11,776 |
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Suffolk |
51.79% |
169,276 |
27.40% |
89,569 |
20.81% |
68,003 |
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Sullivan |
37.77% |
7,871 |
33.51% |
6,985 |
28.72% |
5,986 |
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Tioga |
38.53% |
5,707 |
29.29% |
4,388 |
32.18% |
4,766 |
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Tompkins |
46.09% |
10,120 |
22.01% |
4,832 |
31.90% |
7,005 |
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Ulster |
49.08% |
27,004 |
25.97% |
14,290 |
24.95% |
13,730 |
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Warren |
40.97% |
7,242 |
24.91% |
4,404 |
34.12% |
6,031 |
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Washington |
34.55% |
6,214 |
28.76% |
5,173 |
36.70% |
6,601 |
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Wayne |
40.59% |
9,628 |
26.31% |
6,240 |
33.10% |
7,852 |
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Westchester |
45.22% |
160,155 |
36.70% |
129,992 |
18.07% |
64,014 |
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Wyoming |
34.35% |
4,072 |
27.05% |
3,207 |
38.60% |
4,577 |
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Yates |
44.00% |
3,112 |
22.14% |
1,566 |
33.85% |
2,394 |
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Totals | 38.95% | 2,288,190 | 36.96% | 2,171,232 | 23.91% | 1,404,472 | 0.18% | 10,850 | 5,874,744 |
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