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1992Final results

1992 election for New York Assembly District 62

New York State Assembly · New York

Sheldon Silver (D) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 61.3 points.

Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.0%17,765
18.7%4,156
George SpearsOther party
1.3%288
22,209 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+74.91986D+72.21988D+77.41990D+61.31992D+65.31994D+71.71996

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

The candidates

Sheldon Silver (D)Leonard Wertheim (R)

Also on the ballot: George Spears (Other party), 1.3%