1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 72
New York State Assembly · New York
Adriano Espaillat (D) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Faisal Sipra (R) by 86.3 points.
Adriano EspaillatDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.2%12,387
Faisal SipraRepublican
5.9%793
Elizabeth ElliotteIndependent
1.9%261
13,441 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