2002Final results
2002 election for New York Assembly District 83
New York State Assembly · New York
Carl Heastie (D) won with 94.1% of the vote, defeating Dulles Rakal (R) by 89.1 points.
Carl HeastieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.1%13,425
Dulles RakalRepublican
4.9%705
Curtis BrooksConservative
1.0%142
14,272 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