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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 51

New York State Assembly · New York

Felix W. Ortiz (D) won with 88.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Faulkner (R) by 76.2 points.

Felix W. OrtizDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.1%10,583
11.9%1,431
12,014 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+54.21990D+60.01992D+77.01996D+76.21998D+81.82000D+63.02002

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