Electoral history of 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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