1988Final results
1988 election for New York Assembly District 62
New York State Assembly · New York
Sheldon Silver (D) won with 85.5% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 72.2 points.
Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.5%16,977
Leonard WertheimRepublican
13.3%2,640
John HinkleConservative
1.2%230
19,847 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET