1970 New York U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1970 New York U.S. House District 5 Election?

Norman F. Lent won the 1970 New York U.S. House District 5 Election. Norman F. Lent received 93,824 popular votes (38.05%). The main challenger was Allard K Lowenstein (41.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Lent and Lowenstein

Lowenstein +3.3 pts · led by -9,086 votes
93,824 votes
Careyright to life2.9%
5,342 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 17.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.