2008 New York State Assembly election

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The 2008 New York State Legislature primary election took place on September 9, 2008, [1] and the general election was held on November 4, 2008. [2] [3] All 150 members of the New York State Assembly [4] and all 62 seats of the New York State Senate [5] were up for election. Members of the Assembly and the State Senate serve two-year terms. [6] The State Senate was heavily contested, as the Republicans held a one-seat majority going into the election. [7] [ better source needed ]

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The election saw the Democrats take control of the State Senate [8] and gain one seat in the State Assembly.[ citation needed ]

New York State Assembly

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Democratic Marc Alessi Democratic Marc Alessi 36,68060.35%
Republican James Staudenraus24,09539.95%
2 Republican Fred Thiele Republican Fred Thiele 32,37662.1%
Democratic William Pitcher19,79337.9%
3 Democratic Patricia Eddington Democratic Patricia Eddington 30,33464.75%
Republican Scott Salimando16,51235.35%
4 Democratic Steven Englebright Democratic Steven Englebright 34,76066.1%
Republican Bruce Bennett17,83133.9%
5 Democratic Ginny Fields Democratic Ginny Fields 30,19163.5%
Republican John Bugler17,33436.5%
6 Democratic Philip Ramos Democratic Philip Ramos 23,38692.2%
Conservative Waldo Cabrera1,9687.8%
7 Republican Michael J. Fitzpatrick Republican Michael J. Fitzpatrick 36,85166.6%
Democratic Allen Huggins18,52033.4%
8 Republican Philip Boyle Republican Philip Boyle 29,44960.5%
Democratic Elizabeth Bloom19,19839.5%
9 Republican Andrew Raia Republican Andrew Raia 33,90561.5%
Democratic Karen Kerr-Ozimek20,22536.7%
Working Families Michele Mastrangelo1,0021.8%
10 Republican James Conte Republican James Conte 30,98757.9%
Democratic Jeffrey Stark22,53142.1%
11 Democratic Robert Sweeney Democratic Robert Sweeney 28,35871.3%
Republican James McDonaugh11,41528.7%
12 Republican Joseph Saladino Republican Joseph Saladino 38,80067.9%
Democratic Keith Scalia18,30732.1%
13 Democratic Charles Lavine Democratic Charles Lavine 35,96065.3%
Republican George Mcmenamin19,11834.7%
14 Republican Robert Barra Republican Robert Barra 31,16757.35%
Democratic Joseph Ferrara23,17842.65%
15 Republican Rob Walker Republican Rob Walker 30,52860.1%
Democratic Stephanie Ovadia20,27239.9%
16 Democratic Michelle Schimel Democratic Michelle Schimel 34,55563.4%
Republican Matthew Mitchell19,96136.6%
17 Republican Thomas McKevitt Republican Thomas McKevitt 31,80357.7%
Democratic John Pinto23,32142.3%
18 Democratic Earlene Hill Hooper Democratic Earlene Hill Hooper 31,62985.1%
Republican Darren Bryant4,53812.2%
Working Families Henry Conyers9902.7%
19 Republican David McDonough Republican David McDonough 33,26062.0%
Democratic Howard Kudler20,36338.0%
20 Democratic Harvey Weisenberg Democratic Harvey Weisenberg 34,80366.6%
Republican Michael McGinty17,43533.4%
21 Republican Thomas Alfano Republican Thomas Alfano 31,44062.3%
Democratic Alan Smilowitz19,01037.7%
22 Democratic Ellen Young Defeated In Primary Democratic Grace Meng 13,54987.7%
Independence Ellen Young 1,4729.5%
Working Families Ellen Young 4262.8%
23 Democratic Audrey Pheffer Democratic Audrey Pheffer 21,04067.4%
Republican Gerald Sullivan10,18332.6%
24 Democratic Mark Weprin Democratic Mark Weprin 27,166100%
25 Democratic Rory I. Lancman Democratic Rory I. Lancman 16,177100%
26 Democratic Ann-Margaret Carrozza Democratic Ann-Margaret Carrozza 23,58767%
Republican Robert Speranza11,63933%
27 Democratic Nettie Mayersohn Democratic Nettie Mayersohn 19,495100%
28 Democratic Andrew Hevesi Democratic Andrew Hevesi 22,66772.9%
Republican Walter Schmidt8,41327.1%
29 Democratic William Scarborough Democratic William Scarborough 29,497100%
30 Democratic Margaret Markey Democratic Margaret Markey 17,05767.4%
Republican Anthony Nunziato 8,24732.6%
31 Democratic Michele Titus Democratic Michele Titus 24,164100%
32 Democratic Vivian E. Cook Democratic Vivian E. Cook 28,115100%
33 Democratic Barbara Clark Democratic Barbara Clark 31,698100%
34 Democratic Ivan Lafayette Retiring Democratic Michael DenDekker 14,152100%
35 Democratic Jeffrion Aubry Democratic Jeffrion Aubry 15,183100%
36 Democratic Michael N. Gianaris Democratic Michael N. Gianaris 22,695100%
37 Democratic Catherine Nolan Democratic Catherine Nolan 19,132100%
38 Democratic Anthony Seminerio Democratic Anthony Seminerio 18,700100%
39 Democratic Jose Peralta Democratic Jose Peralta 11,988100%
40 Nonpartisan Vacant Democratic Inez Barron 29,03996.6%
Republican Kenneth Waluyn1,0183.4%
41 Democratic Helene Weinstein Democratic Helene Weinstein 25,54783.8%
Republican Alan Bellone4,94016.2%
42 Democratic Rhoda Jacobs Democratic Rhoda Jacobs 25,10893.9%
Republican Alan Kesler1,6436.1%
43 Democratic Karim Camara Democratic Karim Camara 26,76992.7%
Republican Stuart Balberg2,0967.3%
44 Democratic James F. Brennan Democratic James F. Brennan 26,49084.3%
Republican Yvette Bennett4,91915.7%
45 Democratic Steven Cymbrowitz Democratic Steven Cymbrowitz 21,873100%
46 Democratic Alec Brook-Krasny Democratic Alec Brook-Krasny 19,29370.05%
Republican Robert Capano8,25029.95%
47 Democratic William Colton Democratic William Colton 14,94972.7%
Republican Russell Gallo5,62727.3%
48 Democratic Dov Hikind Democratic Dov Hikind 18,91894.3%
Conservative Herbert Ryan1,1395.7%
49 Democratic Peter Abbate Democratic Peter Abbate 14,03471.9%
Republican Lucretia Regina-Potter5,48728.1%
50 Democratic Joseph Lentol Democratic Joseph Lentol 24,53889.95%
Republican Teresa Puccio2,74210.05%
51 Democratic Félix Ortiz Democratic Félix Ortiz 16,30286.9%
Republican Luis Garcia2,16111.5%
Conservative Grace Coen2901.6%
52 Democratic Joan Millman Democratic Joan Millman 47,70491.8%
Republican Pedro Monge4,2728.2%
53 Democratic Vito Lopez Democratic Vito Lopez 25,73394.4%
Republican Frances Cutrone1,5315.6%
54 Democratic Darryl Towns Democratic Darryl Towns 20,53295.7%
Republican Khorshed Chowdhury9234.3%
55 Democratic William Boyland, Jr. Democratic William Boyland, Jr. 27,32698.15%
Republican Jonathan Anderson5161.85%
56 Democratic Annette Robinson Democratic Annette Robinson 30,91198.5%
Republican Henry Snead4771.5%
57 Democratic Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Hakeem Jeffries 39,99298.0%
Republican Charles Brickous8012.0%
58 Democratic N. Nick Perry Democratic N. Nick Perry 30,069100%
59 Democratic Alan Maisel Democratic Alan Maisel 24,56994.9%
Conservative Edward Bracken1,3165.1%
60 Democratic Janele Hyer-Spencer Democratic Janele Hyer-Spencer 20,07754.7%
Republican Joseph Cammarata16,62045.3%
61 Democratic Matthew Titone Democratic Matthew Titone 25,97473.1%
Republican Thomas Mcginley8,57824.1%
Independence Rose Margarella9852.8%
62 Republican Lou Tobacco Republican Lou Tobacco 30,41072.0%
Democratic Albert Albanese11,81628.0%
63 Democratic Michael Cusick Democratic Michael Cusick 23,56865.3%
Republican David Pascarella12,53934.7%
64 Democratic Sheldon Silver Democratic Sheldon Silver 27,63278.9%
Republican Danniel Maio7,38721.1%
65 Democratic Micah Kellner Democratic Micah Kellner 36,67275.9%
Republican Georgiana Viest11,62924.1%
66 Democratic Deborah Glick Democratic Deborah Glick 49,914100%
67 Democratic Linda Rosenthal Democratic Linda Rosenthal 44,52283.5%
Republican Eleanor Friedman8,82016.5%
68 Democratic Adam Clayton Powell IV Democratic Adam Clayton Powell IV 30,16191.65%
Republican Norma Soriano2,1226.45%
Independence George Espada6271.9%
69 Democratic Daniel O'Donnell Democratic Daniel O'Donnell 43,123100%
70 Democratic Keith L. T. Wright Democratic Keith L. T. Wright 37,13097.2%
Republican Rueben Riley1,0762.8%
71 Democratic Herman D. Farrell Democratic Herman D. Farrell 33,82492.7%
Republican Kenneth Britton2,6467.3%
72 Democratic Adriano Espaillat Democratic Adriano Espaillat 26,71294.15%
Republican William Buran1,6616.85%
73 Democratic Jonathan Bing Democratic Jonathan Bing 37,62873.8%
Republican David Casavis13,37726.2%
74 Democratic Brian Kavanagh Democratic Brian Kavanagh 38,76385.3%
Republican Bryan Cooper6,67914.7%
75 Democratic Richard Gottfried Democratic Richard Gottfried 43,45282.3%
Republican Saul Farber9,37117.7%
76 Democratic Peter Rivera Democratic Peter Rivera 26,83292.5%
Republican Charles Serrano2,1677.5%
77 Democratic Aurelia Greene Democratic Aurelia Greene 23,85796.6%
Republican Anthony Curry8493.4%
78 Democratic Jose Rivera Democratic Jose Rivera 18,45290.6%
Republican Jose Torres1,7018.3%
Conservative Robert Lupo2221.1%
79 Democratic Michael Benjamin Democratic Michael Benjamin 26,08398.6%
Conservative Sigfredo Gonzalez3641.4%
80 Democratic Naomi Rivera Democratic Naomi Rivera 20,07578.8%
Republican Louise Delucia4,91718.7%
Conservative Patrick McManus6652.5%
81 Democratic Jeffrey Dinowitz Democratic Jeffrey Dinowitz 28,70295.8%
Conservative Jeffrey Klapper1,2714.2%
82 Democratic Michael Benedetto Democratic Michael Benedetto 29,61982.9%
Republican Raymond Capone6,09217.1%
83 Democratic Carl Heastie Democratic Carl Heastie 30,58497.1%
Republican Michael Blot9092.9%
84 Democratic Carmen E. Arroyo Democratic Carmen E. Arroyo 22,57598.8%
Conservative Frank Dellavalle2711.2%
85 Democratic Ruben Diaz, Jr. Democratic Ruben Diaz, Jr. 23,42395.7%
Republican Nelson Moran8673.5%
Conservative Sandra Eligon1920.8%
86 Nonpartisan Vacant Democratic Nelson Castro 18,24895.25%
Republican Lisa Marie Campbell9104.75%
87 Democratic J. Gary Pretlow Democratic J. Gary Pretlow 30,41793.5%
Conservative Ralph Pearson1,2123.7%
Working Families Ernest Boaten9012.8%
88 Democratic Amy Paulin Democratic Amy Paulin 35,15369.2%
Republican Anthony Pilla15,65530.8%
89 Democratic Adam Bradley Democratic Adam Bradley 40,238100%
90 Democratic Sandra Galef Democratic Sandra Galef 35,85267.3%
Republican William Gouldman16,52030.5%
Working Families Richard Quaglietta1,1972.2%
91 Democratic George Latimer Democratic George Latimer 31,88671.3%
Republican Rob Biagi12,81628.7%
92 Democratic Richard Brodsky Democratic Richard Brodsky 41,624100%
93 Democratic Mike Spano Democratic Mike Spano 33,65073.6%
Republican James Faulkner12,04326.3%
94 Democratic Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. Democratic Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. 43,227100%
95 Democratic Ellen C. Jaffee Democratic Ellen C. Jaffee 32,850100%
96 Republican Nancy Calhoun Republican Nancy Calhoun 29,47753.45%
Democratic Richard Randazzo25,67446.55%
97 Republican Ann Rabbitt Republican Ann Rabbitt 32,40061.7%
Democratic Jerome Sommer20,11838.3%
98 Democratic Aileen Gunther Democratic Aileen Gunther 35,630100%
99 Republican Greg Ball Republican Greg Ball 33,32357.8%
Democratic John Degnan24,37442.2%
100 Republican Thomas Kirwan Democratic Win from Republican Democratic Frank Skartados 22,50151.0%
Republican Thomas Kirwan 21,60549.0%
101 Democratic Kevin Cahill Democratic Kevin Cahill 38,33968.0%
Republican Robin Yess18,05332.0%
102 Republican Joel Miller Republican Joel Miller 28,84953.25%
Democratic Jonathan Smith25,33146.75%
103 Republican Marcus Molinaro Republican Marcus Molinaro 33,32961.3%
Democratic Anne Rubin21,00838.7%
104 Democratic John McEneny Democratic John McEneny 43,36778.95%
Republican Terrence O'Neill11,56321.05%
105 Republican George Amedore Republican George Amedore 29,78461.8%
Democratic Mark Blanchfield18,40438.2%
106 Democratic Ronald Canestrari Democratic Ronald Canestrari 37,952100%
107 Republican Clifford Crouch Republican Clifford Crouch 32,441100%
108 Independence Timothy P. Gordon Independence Timothy P. Gordon 37,20560.4%
Republican Steven McLaughlin24,42939.6%
109 Democratic Robert Reilly Democratic Robert Reilly 41,82264.0%
Republican John Wasielewski23,56636.0%
110 Republican James Tedisco Republican James Tedisco 41,889100%
111 Democratic William Magee Democratic William Magee 29,304100%
112 Republican Roy McDonald Running for State Senate Republican Tony Jordan 31,26456.6%
Democratic Ian McGaughey23,99043.4%
113 Republican Teresa Sayward Republican Teresa Sayward 38,675100%
114 Republican Janet Duprey Republican Janet Duprey 31,541100%
115 Republican David Townsend Republican David Townsend 33,38387.6%
Conservative Daniel LeClair4,71012.4%
116 Democratic RoAnn Destito Democratic RoAnn Destito 27,22667.95%
Republican Kevin McDonald12,84332.05%
117 Republican Marc Butler Republican Marc Butler 30,81370.9%
Democratic Daniel Carter12,66729.1%
118 Nonpartisan Vacant Democratic Addie Jenne Russell 24,84358.4%
Republican Robert W. Cantwell III17,24340.5%
119 Democratic Joan Christensen Democratic Joan Christensen 35,37169.3%
Republican Christina Fitch15,63930.7%
120 Democratic William Magnarelli Democratic William Magnarelli 33,66876.1%
Republican Kristen Rounds10,54923.9%
121 Democratic Albert A. Stirpe, Jr. Democratic Albert A. Stirpe, Jr. 37,08359.4%
Republican David Knapp25,34840.6%
122 Republican Dierdre Scozzafava Republican Dierdre Scozzafava 29,383100%
123 Republican Gary Finch Republican Gary Finch 29,45664.9%
Democratic Barbara King15,94035.1%
124 Republican William Barclay Republican William Barclay 34,59466.8%
Democratic Jerome Burns17,19833.2%
125 Democratic Barbara Lifton Democratic Barbara Lifton 34,768100%
126 Democratic Donna Lupardo Democratic Donna Lupardo 33,877100%
127 Republican Peter Lopez Republican Peter Lopez 34,042100%
128 Republican Robert Oaks Republican Robert Oaks 32,498100%
129 Republican Brian Kolb Republican Brian Kolb 32,36365.9%
Democratic Noah Sargent16,76234.1%
130 Republican Joseph Errigo Republican Joseph Errigo 37,767100%
131 Democratic Susan John Democratic Susan John 28,59167.3%
Republican Jeffrey Morrow12,64329.7%
Independence Rafael Colon1,2573.0%
132 Democratic Joseph Morelle Democratic Joseph Morelle 41,690100%
133 Democratic David Gantt Democratic David Gantt 29,601100%
134 Republican Bill Reilich Republican Bill Reilich 33,49063.95%
Democratic David Garretson18,88136.05%
135 Democratic David Koon Democratic David Koon 40,46759.8%
Republican David Bonacchi27,16940.2%
136 Republican James Bacalles Republican James Bacalles 31,333100%
137 Republican Tom O'Mara Republican Tom O'Mara 28,111100%
138 Democratic Francine DelMonte Democratic Francine DelMonte 28,88762.5%
Republican Paula Banks Dahlke17,34337.5%
139 Republican Stephen Hawley Republican Stephen Hawley 34,925100%
140 Democratic Robin Schimminger Democratic Robin Schimminger 36,35490.6%
Working Families Janice Tennant3,75510.4%
141 Democratic Crystal Peoples Democratic Crystal Peoples 37,615100%
142 Republican Mike Cole Defeated In Primary Republican Jane Corwin 32,29388.8%
Working Families Jeffrey Bono4,08411.2%
143 Democratic Dennis H. Gabryszak Democratic Dennis H. Gabryszak 35,83469.3%
Republican John Kaczorowski15,85730.7%
144 Democratic Sam Hoyt Democratic Sam Hoyt 30,22870.9%
Republican Sheila Ferrentino12,41821.1%
145 Democratic Mark J. F. Schroeder Democratic Mark J. F. Schroeder 37,56375.0%
Republican Dennis Marek12,55125.0%
146 Republican Jack Quinn III Republican Jack Quinn III 40,84872.95%
Democratic Leonard Kowalski15,14827.05%
147 Republican Daniel Burling Republican Daniel Burling 30,95270.1%
Democratic Philip Jones12,23827.7%
Working Families Wayne Bieger9492.2%
148 Republican James Hayes Republican James Hayes 33,78760.3%
Democratic Jerome Schad20,68036.9%
Working Families Paul Brown1,5802.8%
149 Republican Joseph Giglio Republican Joseph Giglio 26,34364.8%
Democratic Patrick Eaton14,28435.2%
150 Democratic William Parment Democratic William Parment 30,086100%

New York State Senate

New York State Senate Elections
DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Republican Kenneth P. LaValle Republican Kenneth P. LaValle 81,062100%
2 Republican John J. Flanagan Republican John J. Flanagan 82,77765.7%
Democratic Michael De Paoli43,22034.3%
3 Republican Caesar Trunzo Democratic Win from Republican Democratic Brian X. Foley 67,48059.1%
Republican Caesar Trunzo 46,75840.9%
4 Republican Owen H. Johnson Republican Owen H. Johnson 60,00759.0%
Democratic Tanya Gillard39,45638.8%
Working Families John Albano2,2192.2%
5 Republican Carl Marcellino Republican Carl Marcellino 79,64560.9%
Democratic Matthew Meng51,13039.1%
6 Republican Kemp Hannon Republican Kemp Hannon 60,59051.3%
Democratic Kristen McElroy57,56048.7%
7 Democratic Craig Johnson Democratic Craig Johnson 68,16156.7%
Republican Barbara Donno52,10843.3%
8 Republican Charles Fuschillo Republican Charles Fuschillo 74,37460.5%
Democratic Carol Gordon48,49239.5%
9 Republican Dean G. Skelos Republican Dean G. Skelos 82,41064.7%
Democratic Roy Simon45,03835.3%
10 Democratic Shirley Huntley Democratic Shirley Huntley 67,361100%
11 Republican Frank Padavan Republican Frank Padavan 45,29450.3%
Democratic James Gennaro 44,81149.7%
12 Democratic George Onorato Democratic George Onorato 49,31881.1%
Republican Thomas Dooley11,47218.9%
13 Democratic John Sabini Retiring Democratic Hiram Monserrate 39,543100%
14 Democratic Malcolm Smith Democratic Malcolm Smith 67,828100%
15 Republican Serphin R. Maltese Democratic Win from Republican Democratic Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. 39,97857.5%
Republican Serphin R. Maltese 29,54442.5%
16 Democratic Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic Toby Ann Stavisky 48,07869.3%
Republican Peter Koo21,33630.7%
17 Democratic Martin Malave Dilan Democratic Martin Malave Dilan 57,76292.5%
Republican Victor Guarino4,6677.5%
18 Democratic Velmanette Montgomery Democratic Velmanette Montgomery 88,13796.2%
Republican Sandra Palacios-Serrano3,4823.8%
19 Democratic John L. Sampson Democratic John L. Sampson 69,81195.1%
Republican Godfrey Jelks3,5774.9%
20 Democratic Eric Adams Democratic Eric Adams 79,00093.1%
Republican Stephen Christopher5,8876.9%
21 Democratic Kevin Parker Democratic Kevin Parker 61,57990.3%
Republican Glenn Nocera6,5949.7%
22 Republican Martin Golden Republican Martin Golden 42,084100%
23 Democratic Diane Savino Democratic Diane Savino 46,38678.6%
Republican Richard Thomas12,62121.4%
24 Republican Andrew Lanza Republican Andrew Lanza 75,37170.2%
Democratic Joseph Pancila32,01329.8%
25 Democratic Martin Connor Defeated In Primary Democratic Dan Squadron 81,40287.1%
Republican John Chromczak12,02312.9%
26 Democratic Liz Krueger Democratic Liz Krueger 92,04475.0%
Republican Timothy Brown30,64825.0%
27 Democratic Carl Kruger Democratic Carl Kruger 42,06693.3%
Conservative Vyacheslav Patrin3,0406.7%
28 Democratic José M. Serrano Democratic José M. Serrano 63,76693.0%
Republican Keesha Weiner4,8077.0%
29 Democratic Thomas K. Duane Democratic Thomas K. Duane 114,10385.7%
Republican Debra Leible19,00814.3%
30 Democratic Bill Perkins Democratic Bill Perkins 95,706100%
31 Democratic Eric T. Schneiderman Democratic Eric T. Schneiderman 80,81190.0%
Republican Martin Chicon8,3469.3%
Conservative Stephen Bradian6620.7%
32 Democratic Rubén Díaz Democratic Rubén Díaz 71,38198.7%
Conservative William McDonagh9181.3%
33 Democratic Efrain Gonzalez Defeated In Primary Democratic Pedro Espada 52,09097.4%
Conservative William Sullivan1,3772.6%
34 Democratic Jeffrey Klein Democratic Jeffrey Klein 61,86273.2%
Republican Daniel Fasolino22,62226.8%
35 Democratic Andrea Stewart-Cousins Democratic Andrea Stewart-Cousins 70,81161.7%
Republican John Murtagh43,94038.3%
36 Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson Democratic Ruth Hassell-Thompson 82,32296.7%
Republican Curtis Brooks2,8353.3%
37 Democratic Suzi Oppenheimer Democratic Suzi Oppenheimer 78,86262.6%
Republican Liz Feld47,03637.4%
38 Republican Thomas Morahan Republican Thomas Morahan 84,88663.35%
Democratic Gregory Julian49,11836.65%
39 Republican William Larkin Republican William Larkin 72,60161.2%
Democratic Lawrence Delarose46,06338.8%
40 Republican Vincent Leibell Republican Vincent Leibell 74,537100%
41 Republican Stephen M. Saland Republican Stephen M. Saland 74,08758.05%
Democratic Kenneth J. Dow53,54841.95%
42 Republican John Bonacic Republican John Bonacic 65,938100%
43 Nonpartisan Vacancy Republican Roy McDonald 82,21159.0%
Democratic Michael Russo54,58239.2%
Working Families Christopher Consuello2,4811.8%
44 Republican Hugh Farley Republican Hugh Farley 78,17866.1%
Democratic Fred Goodman37,24031.5%
Working Families BK Keramati2,7982.4%
45 Republican Betty Little Republican Betty Little 84,482100%
46 Democratic Neil Breslin Democratic Neil Breslin 101,79489.85%
Conservative Charlie Voelker11,49710.15%
47 Republican Joseph Griffo Republican Joseph Griffo 66,20488.55%
Working Families Michael Boncella8,56211.45%
48 Democratic Darrel Aubertine Democratic Darrel Aubertine 52,90853.0%
Republican David Renzi46,94147.0%
49 Democratic David J. Valesky Democratic David Valesky 72,33764.5%
Republican James DiStefano39,81935.5%
50 Republican John DeFrancisco Republican John DeFrancisco 87,79569.0%
Democratic Carol Mulcahy39,43131.0%
51 Republican James Seward Republican James Seward 73,81463.5%
Democratic Don Barber42,44036.5%
52 Republican Thomas W. Libous Republican Thomas W. Libous 77,078100%
53 Republican George H. Winner, Jr. Republican George H. Winner, Jr. 61,14458.5%
Democratic John Tonello43,34141.5%
54 Republican Michael Nozzolio Republican Michael Nozzolio 87,42871.4%
Democratic Paloma Capanna34,98828.6%
55 Republican James Alesi Republican James Alesi 85,33960.3%
Democratic David Nachbar56,18939.7%
56 Republican Joseph Robach Republican Joseph Robach 62,32951.7%
Democratic Richard Dollinger58,11748.3%
57 Republican Catharine Young Republican Catharine Young 82,76678.0%
Democratic Christopher Schaeffer23,40022.0%
58 Democratic William Stachowski Democratic William Stachowski 64,11653.0%
Republican Dennis Delano56,87147.0%
59 Republican Dale Volker Republican Dale Volker 70,63555.2%
Democratic Kathy Konst57,27844.8%
60 Democratic Antoine Thompson Democratic Antoine Thompson 76,835100%
61 Republican Mary Lou Rath Retiring Republican Michael Ranzenhofer 74,75052.7%
Democratic Joe Mesi 67,20747.3%
62 Republican George Maziarz Republican George Maziarz 78,78768.2%
Democratic Brian Grear36,68931.8%

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The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6, 2018. On that date, the State of New York held elections for the following offices: Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, New York State Senate, New York State Assembly, and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13, 2018. As of May 2018, Democrats had won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred in New York since 2002.

2018 New York State Senate election

The 2018 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018 to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 13, 2018.

2020 New York State Senate election

The 2020 New York State Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts across the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on June 23, 2020.

2022 New York State Senate election

The 2022 New York State Senate election will be held on November 8, 2022. Elections will be held to elect representatives from all 63 districts across the State of New York. This election will coincide with New York elections for the governorship, U.S. Senate, and state assembly, among others. Districts for this election will be redrawn following the 2020 United States census. Democrats have held a majority in the New York State Senate since January 2019, as a result of the 2018 elections.

References

  1. ↑ "2008 New York State Primary Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
  2. ↑ "2008 New York State Senate General Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
  3. ↑ "2008 New York State Assembly General Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
  4. ↑ Galie, Peter J.; Bopst, Christopher; Benjamin, Gerald (November 15, 2016). New York's Broken Constitution: The Governance Crisis and the Path to Renewed Greatness. SUNY Press. ISBN   9781438463346 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Mahoney, Bill (September 19, 2021). "Obscure 1894 math crucial to New York politics is endangered". Politico PRO.
  6. ↑ "Everything You Need to Know About New York's Primary Election on Thursday". Vogue. September 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ Lee, Trymaine (February 27, 2008). "Upset Sends Democrat to Albany" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. ↑ Confessore, Nicholas; Hakim, Danny (November 5, 2008). "Democrats Are Poised to Control Albany" – via NYTimes.com.
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