2002Final results
2002 election for New York Assembly District 51
New York State Assembly · New York
Felix W. Ortiz (D) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Washington G. Artus (R) by 63.0 points.
Felix W. OrtizDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.5%6,829
Washington G. ArtusRepublican
18.5%1,552
8,381 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET