2002Final results
2002 election for New York Assembly District 72
New York State Assembly · New York
Adriano Espaillat (D) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating Nilda Luz Rexach (R) by 72.3 points.
Adriano EspaillatDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.0%8,820
Nilda Luz RexachRepublican
12.7%1,320
Jose ReyesIndependent
2.2%233
10,373 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