1996Final results
1996 election for New York Assembly District 62
New York State Assembly · New York
Sheldon Silver (D) won with 85.8% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 71.7 points.
Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.8%18,743
Leonard WertheimRepublican
14.2%3,091
21,834 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET