Major candidates
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
- Charles Goodell, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1968 and former U.S. Congressman (1959–1968)
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.
Results
General election results[5]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative (N.Y.) |
James Buckley |
2,288,190 |
38.95 |
|
|
Democratic |
Richard Lawrence Ottinger |
2,171,232 |
36.96 |
|
|
Republican |
Charles Goodell |
1,178,679 |
|
|
|
Liberal (N.Y.) |
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 |
Totals |
38.95% |
2,288,190 |
36.96% |
2,171,232 |
23.91% |
1,404,472 |
0.18% |
10,850 |
5,874,744 |