1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 62
New York State Assembly · New York
Sheldon Silver (D) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 72.5 points.
Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.2%16,008
Leonard WertheimRepublican
13.8%2,553
18,561 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET