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                                 Rubén Díaz Jr., a Democrat, succeeds Adolfo Carrión Jr.

Assemblyman Rubén Díaz Jr. easily captured a special election for Bronx borough president on Tuesday, and will succeed Adolfo Carrión Jr., who is now director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs.

Mr. Díaz, 35, a Democrat, defeated his lone opponent in the race, Anthony J. Ribustello, a Republican district leader best known as the actor who played Tony Soprano’s driver on “The Sopranos.”

“You don’t run to lose, so of course I’m disappointed,” Mr. Ribustello said in a phone interview. “But I’ll be back to fight another day.”

With all the precincts in, Mr. Díaz had 28,301 votes, or 87 percent, to Mr. Ribustello’s 4,081 votes, according to the City Board of Elections.

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New York City will hold a special election to fill the seat vacated by the Bronx borough president, who has taken a job in the Obama administration.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Monday that the election would be held on April 21. The winner will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the previous president, Adolfo Carrión Jr., who began his new job as director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs on Monday.

The new borough president will serve the remainder of Mr. Carrión’s term, through Dec. 31.

Mr. Carrión served two terms as Bronx borough president. In his new job, he will coordinate all federal urban programs. Read more..

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