2002Final results
2002 election for New York Assembly District 53
New York State Assembly · New York
Vito J. Lopez (D) won with 97.5% of the vote, defeating Germania Taveras (Con) by 94.9 points.
Vito J. LopezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.5%10,088
Germania TaverasConservative
2.5%263
10,351 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