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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Assembly District 86

New York State Assembly · New York

Nelson L. Castro (D) won with 96.5% of the vote, defeating Ana Sanchez (R) by 93.6 points.

Nelson L. CastroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.5%23,089
Ana SanchezRepublican
2.9%698
0.6%145
23,932 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+89.12006D+90.52008D+74.12010D+93.62012D+91.32014D+91.92018

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

The candidates

Nelson L. Castro (D)Ana Sanchez (R)

Also on the ballot: Vhidiwhatie Diamond (Conservative), 0.6%