NY State Assembly · District 87
Zenobia Merced-Bonilla
CandidateC
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 87
- Result
- Karines Reyes, projected winner
- Opponents
- Karines Reyes (D, WFP); Zakir Choudhury (People First Party)
- Research
- Basic
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Zenobia Merced-Bonilla, a Conservative Party district leader in the Bronx according to a Bronx.com report, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 87 to Karines Reyes. Ballotpedia lists no prior elected office for her.[1][2][3][4]
On the ballotNY State Assembly · 87
2026-11-03
| Karines Reyes DWFP | incumbent |
| Zenobia Merced-Bonilla C | challenger |
| Zakir Choudhury People First Party | challenger |
Biography
Zenobia Merced-Bonilla, a Conservative Party district leader in the Bronx according to a Bronx.com report, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 87 to Karines Reyes. Ballotpedia lists no prior elected office for her.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Zenobia Merced-Bonilla ran for New York City Council District 18 on the Conservative Party line in the November 4, 2025 general election, finishing third behind incumbent Amanda Farias (D/WFP) and Shuvonkar Saha (R) with 582 votes (2.1%).[4] A Bronx.com report published January 31, 2026 described her as a district leader in the Bronx Conservative Party and said the party had endorsed her for a different seat, New York State Senate District 34, before she appeared on the ballot for this Assembly seat.[1] In the November 3, 2026 general election, Merced-Bonilla lost to Karines Reyes, according to unofficial results from the NYC Board of Elections and Wikipedia.[2][3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Animal welfare, mental health, clean and safe streets, and public transportation, citing sanitation, disorder, and subway safety conditions as key concerns.[5]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Bronx Conservatives Close Ranks: Party Endorses Its 2026 Slate · Bronx.com News report
- 2.NY State Assembly · District 87 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 3.NY State Assembly · District 87 results 2026 · NYC Board of Elections (unofficial election night results) Official record
- 4.Zenobia Merced-Bonilla · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 5.Bronx Conservatives Close Ranks: Party Endorses Its 2026 Slate · Bronx.com News report