2002Final results

2002 election for New York Assembly District 85

Name: 2002 election for New York Assembly District 85
Start: 2002-11-05
Location: New York

New York State Assembly · New York

Ruben Diaz Jr. (D) won with 92.6% of the vote, defeating William Newmark (R) by 85.3 points.

Ruben Diaz Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

92.6%8,957

7.4%711

9,668 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET