New York's 86th State Assembly district
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
2020s
District 86 is located in The Bronx, centered around University Heights and Fordham, with portions of Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Kingsbridge and Tremont.
The district is overlapped by New York's 13th and 15th congressional districts, as well as the 31st, 32nd and 33rd districts of the New York State Senate and the 14th, 15th and 16th districts of the New York City Council.
2010s
District 86 is located in The Bronx, comprising University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Kingsbridge, Tremont and Fordham.
2021 special
Then-incumbent assemblyman Victor Pichardo resigned for personal reasons in August 2021. The special election was held on the same day as general citywide elections, including the mayoral, city council and borough presidential elections.
2013 special
Incumbent Nelson Castro resigned in 2013 following his role in an FBI investigation, triggering a special election. 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.