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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Assembly District 53

New York State Assembly · New York

Vito J. Lopez (D) won with 89.9% of the vote, defeating Richy Garcia (R) by 79.8 points.

Vito J. LopezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.9%25,956
Richy GarciaRepublican
10.1%2,916
28,872 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+87.51998D+80.22004D+87.92006D+88.82008D+79.22010D+79.82012

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