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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Assembly District 50

New York State Assembly · New York

Joseph R. Lentol (D) won with 89.7% of the vote, defeating Victor V. Best (R) by 79.5 points.

Joseph R. LentolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.7%25,561
Victor V. BestRepublican
10.3%2,925
28,486 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+75.12004D+78.72006D+79.92008D+76.42010D+79.52012D+80.02014

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