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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 53

New York State Assembly · New York

Vito J. Lopez (D) won with 90.6% of the vote, defeating Armando Demarino (R) by 81.2 points.

Vito J. LopezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.6%9,592
9.4%995
10,587 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+85.71978D+91.11980D+64.81984D+81.21986D+87.61990D+71.11992

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