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1994Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1994 election for New York Assembly District 51

New York State Assembly · New York

Felix W. Ortiz (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Javier A. Nieves (Lib) by 57.1 points.

Felix W. OrtizDemocrat · winner
76.4%8,572
Javier A. NievesLibertarian · incumbent
19.3%2,164
Robert LaportaConservative
4.3%488
11,224 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+16.61984D+61.51986D+54.21990D+60.01992D+77.01996D+76.21998

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

The candidates

Felix W. Ortiz (D)Javier A. Nieves (L)

Also on the ballot: Robert Laporta (Conservative), 4.3%