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NY State Assembly · District 87

Southeast Bronx, including Parkchester, Castle Hill, Van Nest, West Farms, Unionport and Westchester Square.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Karines Reyes, 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 Karines Reyes defeated Zakir Choudhury 71.6%-28.1% in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary. Choudhury remains on the November ballot on the People First Party line, a separate ballot line he also secured. Zenobia Merced-Bonilla advanced unopposed on the Conservative Party line.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Karines ReyesDWFPINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERAssembly Member, District 87 (since 2019)Full profile →Zenobia Merced-BonillaCFull profile →Zakir ChoudhuryPeople First PartyFull 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.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Karines Reyes
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted yes on S240 (Reproductive Health Act, 2019-01-22): Moved abortion from the penal code to the public-health law and protected access to abortion under state law.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Karines Reyes
    Recorded votes[17][18]

    Voted yes on S2451 (Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law), 2019-01-29): Allows courts to temporarily bar people found to pose a danger to themselves or others from possessing firearms. 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.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Karines Reyes
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted yes on A2176 (Protect Our Courts Act, 2020-07-20): Bars federal civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending, or leaving New York courthouses without a judicial warrant.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections

  • Karines Reyes
    Recorded votes[15]

    Voted yes on S6458 (Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, 2019-06-14): Made rent regulation permanent, ended vacancy decontrol and the vacancy bonus, and limited rent increases for major capital improvements.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Karines Reyes
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted yes on S2509 (2021–22 budget revenue bill, 2021-04-07): Raised personal income tax rates on incomes above $1 million and raised the corporate franchise tax rate on large businesses, among other revenue measures.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Karines Reyes
    Supports[7]

    In her 2020 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey she listed passing the New York Health Act, universal health care, as a campaign message.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Karines Reyes
    Recorded votes[16]

    Voted yes on S6599 (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, 2019-06-20): Set statewide targets of 70% renewable electricity by 2030 and an 85% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.

  • Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
    —
  • Zakir Choudhury
    —

Research notes & limits

Choudhury lost the Democratic primary but remains on the general-election ballot on the People First Party line. None of the three candidates has completed a 2026 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Merced-Bonilla has no campaign website; a Bronx.com report on a Bronx Conservative Party meeting reported January 31, 2026 supplied her District Leader role and stated priorities (given there for a State Senate District 34 campaign she pursued before this Assembly race).

Sources · 30

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

  1. 1.New York State Assembly District 87 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Priorities · Friends of Karines Reyes Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Accomplishments · Friends of Karines Reyes Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Sen. Gounardes & AM Reyes: To Keep Our Communities Safe, We Need the Full 'New York For All' Act · New York State Assembly · 2026-04-16 Official record
  5. 5.Vision For Change · Zakir Choudhury for NY State Assembly District 87 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Bronx Conservatives Close Ranks: Party Endorses Its 2026 Slate · Bronx.com News report
  7. 7.Karines Reyes (2020 Candidate Connection survey) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Karines Reyes · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  9. 9.Karines Reyes - Assembly District 87 · New York State Assembly · 2026-09-25 Official record
  10. 10.Biography - Karines Reyes · New York State Assembly · 2026-10-21 Official record
  11. 11.About · Friends of Karines Reyes · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Priorities · Friends of Karines Reyes Candidate's own words
  13. 13.2026 New York State Assembly election · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  14. 14.New York State Assembly election results 2026 (unofficial election night results) · NYC Board of Elections · 2026-11-03 Official record
  15. 15.Assembly floor vote: S6458 — Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-14 Official record
  16. 16.Assembly floor vote: S6599 — Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-06-20 Official record
  17. 17.Assembly floor vote: S2451 — Extreme risk protection orders (red-flag law) · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-29 Official record
  18. 18.Assembly floor vote: S51001 — Concealed Carry Improvement Act · New York State Assembly · 2022-07-01 Official record
  19. 19.Assembly floor vote: S240 — Reproductive Health Act · New York State Assembly · 2019-01-22 Official record
  20. 20.Assembly floor vote: A2176 — Protect Our Courts Act · New York State Assembly · 2020-07-20 Official record
  21. 21.Assembly floor vote: S2509 — 2021–22 budget revenue bill · New York State Assembly · 2021-04-07 Official record
  22. 22.Zenobia Merced-Bonilla · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  23. 23.Bronx Conservatives Close Ranks: Party Endorses Its 2026 Slate · Bronx.com News report
  24. 24.NY State Assembly · District 87 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  25. 25.NY State Assembly · District 87 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record
  26. 26.Zakir Choudhury · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  27. 27.Vision For Change · Zakir Choudhury for NY State Assembly District 87 Candidate's own words
  28. 28.About · Zakir Choudhury for NY State Assembly District 87 · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  29. 29.NY State Assembly · District 87 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
  30. 30.NY State Assembly · District 87 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record