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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 53

New York State Assembly · New York

Vito J. Lopez (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Bernard Jackson (R) by 64.8 points.

Vito J. LopezDemocrat · winner
79.8%15,614
Bernard JacksonRepublican
15.0%2,936
Tito VelezLibertarian
5.2%1,011
19,561 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+90.11976D+85.71978D+91.11980D+64.81984D+81.21986D+87.61990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET