United States Senate election in New York, 1970

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November 2, 1970

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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

Charles Goodell
Republican

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.

The convention used a weighted voting system.

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.

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