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NY State Assembly · District 86

West Bronx, including University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Eden, Kingsbridge, Tremont and Fordham.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Yudelka Tapia, projected winner

As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. Wikipedia ↗NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Yudelka Tapia is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Maria Diaz defeated Shery Olivo 59.2%-36.9% in the June 23, 2026 Republican primary; Olivo separately advanced unopposed on the Conservative Party line, so both remain on the November ballot.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Yudelka TapiaDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERAssembly Member, District 86 (since 2021)Full profile →Maria DiazRFull profile →Shery OlivoCFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Stricter gun laws

  • Yudelka Tapia
    Recorded votes[9]

    Voted yes on S51001 (Concealed Carry Improvement Act, 2022-07-01): Enacted after the Bruen decision: added training and character requirements for carry permits and barred guns in designated sensitive places.

  • Maria Diaz
    —
  • Shery Olivo
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Yudelka Tapia
    Supports[2]

    Her 2020 campaign issues page says she will fight to stop evictions, build upon the state's rent regulations, hold bad landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination and harassment.

  • Maria Diaz
    —
  • Shery Olivo
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Yudelka Tapia
    Opposes[2]

    Her 2020 campaign issues page says police budgets have grown at the expense of community programs and need to be cut, with the money shifted to community programs, jobs and mental health care.

  • Maria Diaz
    —
  • Shery Olivo
    —

Research notes & limits

Both Diaz and Olivo advanced to the general election because Diaz won the Republican primary while Olivo held a separate, uncontested Conservative Party line. Diaz has essentially no public footprint beyond her primary win; no website, biography or statements were found for her. Only Olivo has completed a 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Diaz has no biography beyond the Ballotpedia listing, so her background is left empty. Olivo's campaign site (sheryfornewyork.com) carries injected online-gambling spam text, so its link was removed; the site is still cited as a source for her biography.

Sources · 17

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.New York State Assembly District 86 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Issues · Yudelka Tapia for the Bronx Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Shery Olivo for New York State Assembly District 86 · Shery Olivo for NY Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Yudelka Tapia · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  5. 5.Yudelka Tapia - Assembly District 86 · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
  6. 6.Biography - Yudelka Tapia · New York State Assembly · 2026-10-21 Official record
  7. 7.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  8. 8.New York State Assembly election results 2026 (unofficial election night results) · NYC Board of Elections · 2026-11-03 Official record
  9. 9.Assembly floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Assembly · 2022-07-01 Official record
  10. 10.Maria Diaz (New York) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.NY State Assembly · District 86 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  12. 12.NY State Assembly · District 86 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record
  13. 13.Shery Olivo · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  14. 14.Shery Olivo for New York State Assembly District 86 · Shery Olivo for NY Candidate's own words
  15. 15.New York State Assembly District 86 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  16. 16.NY State Assembly · District 86 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  17. 17.NY State Assembly · District 86 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record