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United States Senate election in New York, 1970
County results
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.
Democratic
Republican
Charles Goodell , incumbent U.S. Senator since 1968 and former U.S. Congressman (1959–1968)
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.
Results
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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Chemung
42.93%
13,946
30.98%
10,065
26.09%
8,475
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Columbia
42.54%
8,599
25.90%
5,234
31.56%
6,379
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Cortland
44.95%
6,517
26.08%
3,782
28.97%
4,200
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Delaware
37.19%
5,919
26.12%
4,158
36.69%
5,839
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Greene
42.34%
6,419
27.41%
4,155
30.25%
4,585
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Hamilton
44.83%
1,267
23.35%
660
31.81%
899
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Madison
46.84%
9,039
25.00%
4,969
28.16%
5,596
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Ontario
41.76%
11,191
29.18%
7,819
29.06%
7,786
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Orange
46.96%
32,279
26.40%
18,143
26.64%
18,308
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Orleans
36.65%
4,458
28.55%
3,473
34.79%
4,232
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Oswego
41.43%
13,162
28.53%
9,065
30.04%
9,542
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Otsego
38.53%
7,593
28.44%
5,605
33.03%
6,510
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Putnam
51.32%
11,826
36.12%
8,322
12.56%
2,894
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Richmond (Staten Island)
62.01%
54,592
24.45%
21,667
13.54%
11,996
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Schoharie
35.21%
3,467
32.93%
3,243
31.86%
3,138
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Schuyler
45.87%
2,606
22.50%
1,278
31.63%
1,797
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Seneca
40.84%
4,454
31.25%
3,408
27.90%
3,043
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Steuben
42.69%
13,890
21.11%
6,868
36.20%
11,776
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Suffolk
51.79%
169,276
27.40%
89,569
20.81%
68,003
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Sullivan
37.77%
7,871
33.51%
6,985
28.72%
5,986
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Tioga
38.53%
5,707
29.29%
4,388
32.18%
4,766
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Tompkins
46.09%
10,120
22.01%
4,832
31.90%
7,005
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Ulster
49.08%
27,004
25.97%
14,290
24.95%
13,730
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Wayne
40.59%
9,628
26.31%
6,240
33.10%
7,852
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |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
align="center" Template:Party shading/Conservative active |Yates
44.00%
3,112
22.14%
1,566
33.85%
2,394
Totals
38.95%
2,288,190
36.96%
2,171,232
23.91%
1,404,472
0.18%
10,850
5,874,744
References