New York's 86th State Assembly district

New York's 86th State Assembly district
Assemblymember	Yudelka Tapia D – Fordham

New York's 86th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Yudelka Tapia since 2021.

Geography

District 86 is located in The Bronx, comprising University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Kingsbridge, Tremont and Fordham.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 86

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yudelka Tapia
	Working Families	Yudelka Tapia
	Total	Yudelka Tapia (incumbent)
	Republican	Woodrow Hines Jr.
	Conservative	Darney Rivers
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^{[1] [2]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yudelka Tapia (incumbent)	2,299	81.7
	Democratic	Pooi Stewart	495	17.6
	Write-in		19	0.7
Total votes			2,813	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Yudelka Tapia	8,425
	Working Families	Yudelka Tapia	349
	Total	Yudelka Tapia (incumbent)	8,774	83.0
	Republican	Betty Obregon	1,793	16.9
	Write-in		10	0.1
Total votes			10,577	100.0
	Democratic hold

2021 special

2021 New York State Assembly special election, District 86 ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yudelka Tapia	5,648	99.4
	Write-in		35	0.6
Total votes			5,683	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent)	25,338	87.7
	Republican	Lorraine Zeigler	3,472	12.0
	Write-in		69	0.3
Total votes			28,879	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo	18,515
	Working Families	Victor M. Pichardo	298
	Total	Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent)	18,813	95.7
	Republican	Ariel Rivera-Diaz	748	3.8
	Conservative	Jose Marte	96	0.5
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			19,657	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent)	2,795	66.4
	Democratic	Hector Ramirez	1,383	32.9
	Write-in		28	0.7
Total votes			4,206	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo	22,597
	Working Families	Victor M. Pichardo	599
	Total	Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent)	23,196	97.7
	Conservative	Jose Marte	530	2.2
	Write-in		16	0.1
Total votes			23,742	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent)	1,885	49.9
	Democratic	Hector Ramirez	1,879	49.7
	Write-in		17	0.4
Total votes			3,781	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo	7,596
	Working Families	Victor M. Pichardo	257
	Total	Victor M. Pichardo (incumbent)	7,853	94.9
	Republican	Rene Santos	315	3.8
	Conservative	Jose Marte	90	1.1
	Write-in		18	0.2
Total votes			8,276	100.0
	Democratic hold

2013 special

In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held - county committee members for each party select nominees. However, due to its proximity to the 2013 New York City Council election, party-specific primaries were held.

2013 New York State Assembly special election, District 86 ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo	1,250	23.4
	Democratic	Hector Ramirez	1,178	22.1
	Democratic	Yudelka Tapia	1,066	19.9
	Democratic	Haile Rivera	708	13.3
	Democratic	Melanie Johnson	499	9.3
	Democratic	Elizabeth Ortiz	442	8.3
	Democratic	Keny Nunez	197	3.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			5,340	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Victor M. Pichardo	7,174
	Working Families	Victor M. Pichardo	159
	Total	Victor M. Pichardo	7,333	95.4
	Republican	Rene Santos	243	3.2
	Conservative	Jose Marte	103	1.3
	Write-in		7	0.1
Total votes			7,686	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Castro (incumbent)	2,556	84.4
	Democratic	Richard Soto	467	15.4
	Write-in		6	0.2
Total votes			3,029	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nelson Castro	22,801
	Working Families	Nelson Castro	288
	Total	Nelson Castro (incumbent)	23,089	96.5
	Republican	Ana Sanchez	698	2.9
	Conservative	Vhidiwhatie Diamond	145	0.6
	Write-in		1	0.0
Total votes			23,933	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Castro (incumbent)	2,181	53.6
	Democratic	Hector Ramirez	1,888	46.4
	Write-in		3	0.0
Total votes			4,072	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nelson Castro (incumbent)	7,613	77.4
	Working Families	Hector Ramirez	1,698	17.3
	Republican	Rene Santos	324	3.3
	Conservative	Lisa Marie Campbell	199	2.0
	Write-in		6	0.0
Total votes			9,841	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 New York State Assembly election, District 86 ^{[17] [18]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Castro (incumbent)	1,597	61.5
	Democratic	Mike Soto	998	38.5
	Write-in			0.0
Total votes			2,595	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nelson Castro (incumbent)	18,248	95.3
	Republican	Lisa Marie Campbell	762
	Conservative	Lisa Marie Campbell	148
	Total	Lisa Marie Campbell	910	4.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			19,158	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

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2. "General Election 2022 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
3. "Special Election 2021 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
4. Jason Cohen (November 3, 2021). "Yudelka Tapia wins special election for 86th Assembly District". Politics NY. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
5. "General Election 2020 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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11. "Primary Election 2013 (Special) - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
12. "Special Election 2013 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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14. "General Election 2012 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
15. "Primary Election 2010 - Democratic Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
16. "General Election 2010 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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18. "General Election 2008 - Member of the Assembly - 86th Assembly District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved October 25, 2022.