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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 51

New York State Assembly · New York

Felix W. Ortiz (D) won with 86.9% of the vote, defeating Luis A. Garcia (R) by 75.4 points.

Felix W. OrtizDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.9%16,302
Luis A. GarciaRepublican
11.5%2,161
Grace CoenConservative
1.5%290
18,753 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+63.02002D+68.42004D+72.52006D+75.42008D+67.42010D+75.52012

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

The candidates

Felix W. Ortiz (D)Luis A. Garcia (R)

Also on the ballot: Grace Coen (Conservative), 1.5%