Electoral history of Richard N. Gottfried

Assemblyman Richard N. Gottfried

Richard N. Gottfried is an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly, primarily representing the New York City borough of Manhattan in the Assembly. Gottfried served for 52 years, making him the longest-serving legislator in the history of the New York State Legislature.[1] Before his tenure in the State Assembly, Gottfried earned his law degree from Columbia University.[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

1992 New York's 8th congressional district Democratic primary election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Nadler 29,359 61.61%
Democratic Ronnie Eldridge 9,929 20.84%
Democratic Franz S. Leichter 4,876 10.23%
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried 2,678 5.62%
Democratic Sonya Weiss 712 1.49%
Democratic Bella Abzug 97 0.20%
Total votes 47,651 100.00%

New York State Assembly

1970

1970 New York State Assembly 65th district election[3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried 5,112 58.31%
Democratic Dorothy Walasek 3,655 41.69%
Total votes 8,767 100.00%
General election
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried 13,996 61.03%
Republican John J. McCann 5,304 23.13%
Liberal Harold Malin 2,525 11.01%
Conservative Ernest Van Denhaag 1,107 4.83%
Total votes 22,932 100.00%

1972

1972 New York State Assembly 67th district election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 25,465 66.38%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 3,075 8.02%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 28,540 74.40%
Republican Martin E. Nixon 8,412 21.93%
Conservative Martin E. Nixon 1,410 3.68%
Total Martin E. Nixon 9,822 25.60%
Total votes 38,362 100.00%

1974

1974 New York State Assembly 67th district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 18,008 68.50%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 3,345 12.72%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 21,353 81.22%
Republican John J. McCann 4,091 15.56%
Conservative Herbert Bauer 845 3.21%
Total votes 26,289 100.00%

1976

1976 New York State Assembly 67th district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 24,206 69.09%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 3,536 10.09%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 27,742 79.19%
Republican Roslyn S. "Roz" Epstein 6,269 17.90%
Conservative John Persakis 1,022 2.92%
Total votes 35,033 100.00%

1978

1978 New York State Assembly 67th district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 16,897 68.86%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,320 9.45%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 19,217 78.32%
Republican Roslyn S. "Roz" Epstein 4,878 19.88%
Independent Action Roslyn S. "Roz" Epstein 443 1.81%
Total Roslyn S. "Roz" Epstein 5,321 21.68%
Total votes 24,538 100.00%

1980

1980 New York State Assembly 67th district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 29,114 78.19%
Republican Margaret D. Clemons 8,120 21.81%
Total votes 37,234 100.00%

1982

1982 New York State Assembly 64th district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 20,773 81.57%
Republican Peter R. Hauspurg 4,227 16.60%
Conservative Byron Paul Bales 467 1.83%
Total votes 25,467 100.00%

1984

1984 New York State Assembly 64th district election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 16,319 69.17%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 1,198 5.08%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 17,517 74.25%
Republican Claire A. Peterson 5,658 23.98%
Conservative Byron Paul Bales 418 1.77%
Total votes 23,593 100.00%

1986

1986 New York State Assembly 64th district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 18,041 82.15%
Republican Joseph Corroppoli 3,549 16.16%
Conservative Lucien V. Orasel 370 1.69%
Total votes 21,960 100.00%

1988

1988 New York State Assembly 64th district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 32,289 79.58%
Republican John J. McCann 7,524 18.54%
Conservative Margaret V. Byrnes 761 1.88%
Total votes 40,574 100.00%

1990

1990 New York State Assembly 64th district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 15,413 91.65%
Conservative Margaret V. Byrnes 1,405 8.35%
Total votes 16,818 100.00%

1992

1992 New York State Assembly 64th district election[15][16]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 8,804 71.66%
Democratic Daniel Friedman 3,482 28.34%
Total votes 12,286 100.00%
General election
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 31,163 78.26%
Republican Barbara L. David 8,335 20.93%
New Alliance Daniel Friedman 322 0.81%
Total votes 39,820 100.00%

1994

1994 New York State Assembly 64th district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 22,912 88.14%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 1,909 7.34%
Other Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 548 2.11%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 25,369 97.59%
Independence Delco L. Cornett 627 2.41%
Total votes 25,996 100.00%

1996

1996 New York State Assembly 64th district election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 29,223 93.07%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,176 6.93%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 31,399 100.00%
Total votes 31,399 100.00%
Blank/Void/Scattering 15,023

1998

1998 New York State Assembly 64th district election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 23,599 79.07%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 1,077 3.61%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 24,676 82.67%
Republican Dale Mc E. Cormick 4,501 15.08%
Independence Dale Mc E. Cormick 276 0.92%
Total Dale Mc E. Cormick 4,777 16.00%
Conservative Margaret V. Byrnes 394 1.32%
Total votes 29,847 100.00%
Blank/Void/Miscellaneous 6,030

2000

2000 New York State Assembly 64th district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 33,830 92.31%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 1,660 4.53%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 1,157 3.16%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 36,647 100.00%
Total votes 36,647 100.00%
Blank/Void/Scattering 18,144

2002

2002 New York State Assembly 75th district election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 18,176 68.31%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 1,712 6.43%
Liberal Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 646 2.43%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 20,534 77.17%
Republican Dan Latner 4,939 18.56%
Independence Dan Latner 323 1.21%
Conservative Dan Latner 185 0.70%
Total Dan Latner 5,447 20.47%
Green George Tatevosyan 627 2.36%
Total votes 26,608 100.00%
Blank/Void/Scattering 6,772

2004

2004 New York State Assembly 75th district election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 41,362 95.15%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,109 4.85%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 43,471 100.00%
Total votes 43,471 100.00%
Blank/Void/Scattering 20,293

2006

2006 New York State Assembly 75th district election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 25,725 88.13%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 3,465 11.87%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 29,190 100.00%
Total votes 29,190 100.00%
Blank/Void/Scattering 7,770

2008

2008 New York State Assembly 75th district election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 41,364 78.28%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,095 3.96%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 43,459 82.25%
Republican Saul J. Farber 8,478 16.05%
Independence Saul J. Farber 896 1.70%
Total Saul J. Farber 9,374 17.74%
Write-in 5 0.01%
Total votes 52,838 100.00%
Blank 12,636

2010

2010 New York State Assembly 75th district election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 23,069 72.08%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 3,016 9.42%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 26,085 81.51%
Republican Michael W. Chan 5,893 18.41%
Write-in 26 0.08%
Total votes 32,004 100.00%
Blank 3,586

2012

2012 New York State Assembly 75th district election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 36,400 93.68%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,362 6.08%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 38,762 99.76%
Write-in 94 0.24%
Total votes 38,856 100.00%
Blank 13,224

2014

2014 New York State Assembly 75th district election[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 14,902 69.75%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 3,469 16.24%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 18,371 85.99%
Republican Harry DeMell 2,964 13.87%
Write-in 30 0.14%
Total votes 21,365 100.00%
Blank 1,207

2016

2016 New York State Assembly 75th district election[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 43,648 79.77%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,538 4.64%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 46,186 84.41%
Republican Joseph A. Maffia 8,249 15.08%
Reform Joseph A. Maffia 213 0.39%
Total Joseph A. Maffia 8,462 15.47%
Write-in 66 0.12%
Total votes 54,714 100.00%
Blank 4,642

2018

2018 New York State Assembly 75th district election[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 40,462 91.68%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 2,730 6.19%
We the People Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 612 0.14%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 43,804 99.26%
Write-in 328 0.74%
Total votes 44,132 100.00%
Blank 4,775

2020

2020 New York State Assembly 75th district election[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 46,791 86.58%
Working Families Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 6,782 12.55%
Total Richard N. Gottfried (incumbent) 53,573 99.13%
Write-in 469 0.87%
Total votes 54,042 100.00%
Blank/Void 8,270

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