2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for New York Assembly District 80
New York State Assembly · New York
Mark Gjonaj (D) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating Nicole J. Torres (R) by 69.9 points.
Mark GjonajDemocrat · winner
79.1%22,386
Nicole J. TorresRepublican
9.2%2,600
Naomi RiveraWorking Families · incumbent
7.7%2,186
Patrick McManusConservative
3.0%861
William EdstromGreen
1.0%274
28,307 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mark Gjonaj (D)Nicole J. Torres (R)Naomi Rivera (WF)
Also on the ballot: Patrick McManus (Conservative), 3.0%; William Edstrom (Green), 1.0%