2008 New York State legislative elections

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 32–30 majority going into the election.^[7] The election saw the Democrats take control of the State Senate for the first time since 1966 with a 32–30 majority.^[8] They gained one seat in the State Assembly. Therefore, Democrats held a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1935.

New York State Assembly

2008 New York State Assembly election

November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
150 seats from the New York State Assembly 75 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Sheldon Silver Jim Tedisco Timothy P. Gordon[a] Party Democratic Republican Independence Leader since February 11, 1994 November 29, 2005 January 2007 Leader's seat 64th district 110th district 108th district Seats before 107 42 1 Seats after 108 41 1 Seat change 1 1
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independence hold
Speaker before election Sheldon Silver Democratic Speaker Sheldon Silver Democratic

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Stateline[9]	Safe D	October 15, 2008

Results

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Democratic	Marc Alessi			Democratic	Marc Alessi	36,680	60.35%
						Republican	James Staudenraus	24,095	39.65%
2		Republican	Fred Thiele			Republican	Fred Thiele	32,376	62.1%
						Democratic	William Pitcher	19,793	37.9%
3		Democratic	Patricia Eddington			Democratic	Patricia Eddington	30,334	64.75%
						Republican	Scott Salimando	16,512	35.25%
4		Democratic	Steven Englebright			Democratic	Steven Englebright	34,760	66.1%
						Republican	Bruce Bennett	17,831	33.9%
5		Democratic	Ginny Fields			Democratic	Ginny Fields	30,191	63.5%
						Republican	John Bugler	17,334	36.5%
6		Democratic	Philip Ramos			Democratic	Philip Ramos	23,386	92.2%
						Conservative	Waldo Cabrera	1,968	7.8%
7		Republican	Michael J. Fitzpatrick			Republican	Michael J. Fitzpatrick	36,851	66.6%
						Democratic	Allen Huggins	18,520	33.4%
8		Republican	Philip Boyle			Republican	Philip Boyle	29,449	60.5%
						Democratic	Elizabeth Bloom	19,198	39.5%
9		Republican	Andrew Raia			Republican	Andrew Raia	33,905	61.5%
						Democratic	Karen Kerr-Ozimek	20,225	36.7%
						Working Families	Michele Mastrangelo	1,002	1.8%
10		Republican	James Conte			Republican	James Conte	30,987	57.9%
						Democratic	Jeffrey Stark	22,531	42.1%
11		Democratic	Robert Sweeney			Democratic	Robert Sweeney	28,358	71.3%
						Republican	James McDonaugh	11,415	28.7%
12		Republican	Joseph Saladino			Republican	Joseph Saladino	38,800	67.9%
						Democratic	Keith Scalia	18,307	32.1%
13		Democratic	Charles Lavine			Democratic	Charles Lavine	35,960	65.3%
						Republican	George Mcmenamin	19,118	34.7%
14		Republican	Robert Barra			Republican	Robert Barra	31,167	57.35%
						Democratic	Joseph Ferrara	23,178	42.65%
15		Republican	Rob Walker			Republican	Rob Walker	30,528	60.1%
						Democratic	Stephanie Ovadia	20,272	39.9%
16		Democratic	Michelle Schimel			Democratic	Michelle Schimel	34,555	63.4%
						Republican	Matthew Mitchell	19,961	36.6%
17		Republican	Thomas McKevitt			Republican	Thomas McKevitt	31,803	57.7%
						Democratic	John Pinto	23,321	42.3%
18		Democratic	Earlene Hill Hooper			Democratic	Earlene Hill Hooper	31,629	85.1%
						Republican	Darren Bryant	4,538	12.2%
						Working Families	Henry Conyers	990	2.7%
19		Republican	David McDonough			Republican	David McDonough	33,260	62.0%
						Democratic	Howard Kudler	20,363	38.0%
20		Democratic	Harvey Weisenberg			Democratic	Harvey Weisenberg	34,803	66.6%
						Republican	Michael McGinty	17,435	33.4%
21		Republican	Thomas Alfano			Republican	Thomas Alfano	31,440	62.3%
						Democratic	Alan Smilowitz	19,010	37.7%
22		Democratic	Ellen Young	Defeated in primary		Democratic	Grace Meng	13,549	87.7%
						Independence	Ellen Young	1,472	9.5%
						Working Families	Ellen Young	426	2.8%
23		Democratic	Audrey Pheffer			Democratic	Audrey Pheffer	21,040	67.4%
						Republican	Gerald Sullivan	10,183	32.6%
24		Democratic	Mark Weprin			Democratic	Mark Weprin	27,166	100%
25		Democratic	Rory I. Lancman			Democratic	Rory I. Lancman	16,177	100%
26		Democratic	Ann-Margaret Carrozza			Democratic	Ann-Margaret Carrozza	23,587	67%
						Republican	Robert Speranza	11,639	33%
27		Democratic	Nettie Mayersohn			Democratic	Nettie Mayersohn	19,495	100%
28		Democratic	Andrew Hevesi			Democratic	Andrew Hevesi	22,667	72.9%
						Republican	Walter Schmidt	8,413	27.1%
29		Democratic	William Scarborough			Democratic	William Scarborough	29,497	100%
30		Democratic	Margaret Markey			Democratic	Margaret Markey	17,057	67.4%
						Republican	Anthony Nunziato	8,247	32.6%
31		Democratic	Michele Titus			Democratic	Michele Titus	24,164	100%
32		Democratic	Vivian E. Cook			Democratic	Vivian E. Cook	28,115	100%
33		Democratic	Barbara Clark			Democratic	Barbara Clark	31,698	100%
34		Democratic	Ivan Lafayette	Retiring		Democratic	Michael DenDekker	14,152	100%
35		Democratic	Jeffrion Aubry			Democratic	Jeffrion Aubry	15,183	100%
36		Democratic	Michael N. Gianaris			Democratic	Michael N. Gianaris	22,695	100%
37		Democratic	Catherine Nolan			Democratic	Catherine Nolan	19,132	100%
38		Democratic	Anthony Seminerio			Democratic	Anthony Seminerio	18,700	100%
39		Democratic	Jose Peralta			Democratic	Jose Peralta	11,988	100%
40		Nonpartisan	Vacant			Democratic	Inez Barron	29,039	96.6%
						Republican	Kenneth Waluyn	1,018	3.4%
41		Democratic	Helene Weinstein			Democratic	Helene Weinstein	25,547	83.8%
						Republican	Alan Bellone	4,940	16.2%
42		Democratic	Rhoda Jacobs			Democratic	Rhoda Jacobs	25,108	93.9%
						Republican	Alan Kesler	1,643	6.1%
43		Democratic	Karim Camara			Democratic	Karim Camara	26,769	92.7%
						Republican	Stuart Balberg	2,096	7.3%
44		Democratic	James F. Brennan			Democratic	James F. Brennan	26,490	84.3%
						Republican	Yvette Bennett	4,919	15.7%
45		Democratic	Steven Cymbrowitz			Democratic	Steven Cymbrowitz	21,873	100%
46		Democratic	Alec Brook-Krasny			Democratic	Alec Brook-Krasny	19,293	70.05%
						Republican	Robert Capano	8,250	29.95%
47		Democratic	William Colton			Democratic	William Colton	14,949	72.7%
						Republican	Russell Gallo	5,627	27.3%
48		Democratic	Dov Hikind			Democratic	Dov Hikind	18,918	94.3%
						Conservative	Herbert Ryan	1,139	5.7%
49		Democratic	Peter Abbate			Democratic	Peter Abbate	14,034	71.9%
						Republican	Lucretia Regina-Potter	5,487	28.1%
50		Democratic	Joseph Lentol			Democratic	Joseph Lentol	24,538	89.95%
						Republican	Teresa Puccio	2,742	10.05%
51		Democratic	Félix Ortiz			Democratic	Félix Ortiz	16,302	86.9%
						Republican	Luis Garcia	2,161	11.5%
						Conservative	Grace Coen	290	1.6%
52		Democratic	Joan Millman			Democratic	Joan Millman	47,704	91.8%
						Republican	Pedro Monge	4,272	8.2%
53		Democratic	Vito Lopez			Democratic	Vito Lopez	25,733	94.4%
						Republican	Frances Cutrone	1,531	5.6%
54		Democratic	Darryl Towns			Democratic	Darryl Towns	20,532	95.7%
						Republican	Khorshed Chowdhury	923	4.3%
55		Democratic	William Boyland Jr.			Democratic	William Boyland Jr.	27,326	98.15%
						Republican	Jonathan Anderson	516	1.85%
56		Democratic	Annette Robinson			Democratic	Annette Robinson	30,911	98.5%
						Republican	Henry Snead	477	1.5%
57		Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries			Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	39,992	98.0%
						Republican	Charles Brickous	801	2.0%
58		Democratic	N. Nick Perry			Democratic	N. Nick Perry	30,069	100%
59		Democratic	Alan Maisel			Democratic	Alan Maisel	24,569	94.9%
						Conservative	Edward Bracken	1,316	5.1%
60		Democratic	Janele Hyer-Spencer			Democratic	Janele Hyer-Spencer	20,077	54.7%
						Republican	Joseph Cammarata	16,620	45.3%
61		Democratic	Matthew Titone			Democratic	Matthew Titone	25,974	73.1%
						Republican	Thomas Mcginley	8,578	24.1%
						Independence	Rose Margarella	985	2.8%
62		Republican	Lou Tobacco			Republican	Lou Tobacco	30,410	72.0%
						Democratic	Albert Albanese	11,816	28.0%
63		Democratic	Michael Cusick			Democratic	Michael Cusick	23,568	65.3%
						Republican	David Pascarella	12,539	34.7%
64		Democratic	Sheldon Silver			Democratic	Sheldon Silver	27,632	78.9%
						Republican	Danniel Maio	7,387	21.1%
65		Democratic	Micah Kellner			Democratic	Micah Kellner	36,672	75.9%
						Republican	Georgiana Viest	11,629	24.1%
66		Democratic	Deborah Glick			Democratic	Deborah Glick	49,914	100%
67		Democratic	Linda Rosenthal			Democratic	Linda Rosenthal	44,522	83.5%
						Republican	Eleanor Friedman	8,820	16.5%
68		Democratic	Adam Clayton Powell IV			Democratic	Adam Clayton Powell IV	30,161	91.65%
						Republican	Norma Soriano	2,122	6.45%
						Independence	George Espada	627	1.9%
69		Democratic	Daniel O'Donnell			Democratic	Daniel O'Donnell	43,123	100%
70		Democratic	Keith L. T. Wright			Democratic	Keith L. T. Wright	37,130	97.2%
						Republican	Rueben Riley	1,076	2.8%
71		Democratic	Herman D. Farrell			Democratic	Herman D. Farrell	33,824	92.7%
						Republican	Kenneth Britton	2,646	7.3%
72		Democratic	Adriano Espaillat			Democratic	Adriano Espaillat	26,712	94.15%
						Republican	William Buran	1,661	6.85%
73		Democratic	Jonathan Bing			Democratic	Jonathan Bing	37,628	73.8%
						Republican	David Casavis	13,377	26.2%
74		Democratic	Brian Kavanagh			Democratic	Brian Kavanagh	38,763	85.3%
						Republican	Bryan Cooper	6,679	14.7%
75		Democratic	Richard Gottfried			Democratic	Richard Gottfried	43,452	82.3%
						Republican	Saul Farber	9,371	17.7%
76		Democratic	Peter Rivera			Democratic	Peter Rivera	26,832	92.5%
						Republican	Charles Serrano	2,167	7.5%
77		Democratic	Aurelia Greene			Democratic	Aurelia Greene	23,857	96.6%
						Republican	Anthony Curry	849	3.4%
78		Democratic	Jose Rivera			Democratic	Jose Rivera	18,452	90.6%
						Republican	Jose Torres	1,701	8.3%
						Conservative	Robert Lupo	222	1.1%
79		Democratic	Michael Benjamin			Democratic	Michael Benjamin	26,083	98.6%
						Conservative	Sigfredo Gonzalez	364	1.4%
80		Democratic	Naomi Rivera			Democratic	Naomi Rivera	20,075	78.8%
						Republican	Louise Delucia	4,917	18.7%
						Conservative	Patrick McManus	665	2.5%
81		Democratic	Jeffrey Dinowitz			Democratic	Jeffrey Dinowitz	28,702	95.8%
						Conservative	Jeffrey Klapper	1,271	4.2%
82		Democratic	Michael Benedetto			Democratic	Michael Benedetto	29,619	82.9%
						Republican	Raymond Capone	6,092	17.1%
83		Democratic	Carl Heastie			Democratic	Carl Heastie	30,584	97.1%
						Republican	Michael Blot	909	2.9%
84		Democratic	Carmen E. Arroyo			Democratic	Carmen E. Arroyo	22,575	98.8%
						Conservative	Frank Dellavalle	271	1.2%
85		Democratic	Rubén Díaz Jr.			Democratic	Rubén Díaz Jr.	23,423	95.7%
						Republican	Nelson Moran	867	3.5%
						Conservative	Sandra Eligon	192	0.8%
86		Nonpartisan	Vacant			Democratic	Nelson Castro	18,248	95.25%
						Republican	Lisa Marie Campbell	910	4.75%
87		Democratic	J. Gary Pretlow			Democratic	J. Gary Pretlow	30,417	93.5%
						Conservative	Ralph Pearson	1,212	3.7%
						Working Families	Ernest Boaten	901	2.8%
88		Democratic	Amy Paulin			Democratic	Amy Paulin	35,153	69.2%
						Republican	Anthony Pilla	15,655	30.8%
89		Democratic	Adam Bradley			Democratic	Adam Bradley	40,238	100%
90		Democratic	Sandra Galef			Democratic	Sandra Galef	35,852	67.3%
						Republican	William Gouldman	16,520	30.5%
						Working Families	Richard Quaglietta	1,197	2.2%
91		Democratic	George Latimer			Democratic	George Latimer	31,886	71.3%
						Republican	Rob Biagi	12,816	28.7%
92		Democratic	Richard Brodsky			Democratic	Richard Brodsky	41,624	100%
93		Democratic	Mike Spano			Democratic	Mike Spano	33,650	73.6%
						Republican	James Faulkner	12,043	26.3%
94		Democratic	Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.			Democratic	Kenneth Zebrowski Jr.	43,227	100%
95		Democratic	Ellen C. Jaffee			Democratic	Ellen C. Jaffee	32,850	100%
96		Republican	Nancy Calhoun			Republican	Nancy Calhoun	29,477	53.45%
						Democratic	Richard Randazzo	25,674	46.55%
97		Republican	Ann Rabbitt			Republican	Ann Rabbitt	32,400	61.7%
						Democratic	Jerome Sommer	20,118	38.3%
98		Democratic	Aileen Gunther			Democratic	Aileen Gunther	35,630	100%
99		Republican	Greg Ball			Republican	Greg Ball	33,323	57.8%
						Democratic	John Degnan	24,374	42.2%
100		Republican	Thomas Kirwan	Democratic win from Republican		Democratic	Frank Skartados	22,501	51.0%
						Republican	Thomas Kirwan	21,605	49.0%
101		Democratic	Kevin Cahill			Democratic	Kevin Cahill	38,339	68.0%
						Republican	Robin Yess	18,053	32.0%
102		Republican	Joel Miller			Republican	Joel Miller	28,849	53.25%
						Democratic	Jonathan Smith	25,331	46.75%
103		Republican	Marcus Molinaro			Republican	Marcus Molinaro	33,329	61.3%
						Democratic	Anne Rubin	21,008	38.7%
104		Democratic	John McEneny			Democratic	John McEneny	43,367	78.95%
						Republican	Terrence O'Neill	11,563	21.05%
105		Republican	George Amedore			Republican	George Amedore	29,784	61.8%
						Democratic	Mark Blanchfield	18,404	38.2%
106		Democratic	Ronald Canestrari			Democratic	Ronald Canestrari	37,952	100%
107		Republican	Clifford Crouch			Republican	Clifford Crouch	32,441	100%
108		Independence	Timothy P. Gordon			Independence	Timothy P. Gordon	37,205	60.4%
						Republican	Steven McLaughlin	24,429	39.6%
109		Democratic	Robert Reilly			Democratic	Robert Reilly	41,822	64.0%
						Republican	John Wasielewski	23,566	36.0%
110		Republican	James Tedisco			Republican	James Tedisco	41,889	100%
111		Democratic	William Magee			Democratic	William Magee	29,304	100%
112		Republican	Roy McDonald	Running for State Senate		Republican	Tony Jordan	31,264	56.6%
						Democratic	Ian McGaughey	23,990	43.4%
113		Republican	Teresa Sayward			Republican	Teresa Sayward	38,675	100%
114		Republican	Janet Duprey			Republican	Janet Duprey	31,541	100%
115		Republican	David Townsend			Republican	David Townsend	33,383	87.6%
						Conservative	Daniel LeClair	4,710	12.4%
116		Democratic	RoAnn Destito			Democratic	RoAnn Destito	27,226	67.95%
						Republican	Kevin McDonald	12,843	32.05%
117		Republican	Marc Butler			Republican	Marc Butler	30,813	70.9%
						Democratic	Daniel Carter	12,667	29.1%
118		Nonpartisan	Vacant			Democratic	Addie Jenne Russell	24,843	58.4%
						Republican	Robert W. Cantwell III	17,243	40.5%
119		Democratic	Joan Christensen			Democratic	Joan Christensen	35,371	69.3%
						Republican	Christina Fitch	15,639	30.7%
120		Democratic	William Magnarelli			Democratic	William Magnarelli	33,668	76.1%
						Republican	Kristen Rounds	10,549	23.9%
121		Democratic	Albert A. Stirpe Jr.			Democratic	Albert A. Stirpe Jr.	37,083	59.4%
						Republican	David Knapp	25,348	40.6%
122		Republican	Dierdre Scozzafava			Republican	Dierdre Scozzafava	29,383	100%
123		Republican	Gary Finch			Republican	Gary Finch	29,456	64.9%
						Democratic	Barbara King	15,940	35.1%
124		Republican	William Barclay			Republican	William Barclay	34,594	66.8%
						Democratic	Jerome Burns	17,198	33.2%
125		Democratic	Barbara Lifton			Democratic	Barbara Lifton	34,768	100%
126		Democratic	Donna Lupardo			Democratic	Donna Lupardo	33,877	100%
127		Republican	Peter Lopez			Republican	Peter Lopez	34,042	100%
128		Republican	Robert Oaks			Republican	Robert Oaks	32,498	100%
129		Republican	Brian Kolb			Republican	Brian Kolb	32,363	65.9%
						Democratic	Noah Sargent	16,762	34.1%
130		Republican	Joseph Errigo			Republican	Joseph Errigo	37,767	100%
131		Democratic	Susan John			Democratic	Susan John	28,591	67.3%
						Republican	Jeffrey Morrow	12,643	29.7%
						Independence	Rafael Colon	1,257	3.0%
132		Democratic	Joseph Morelle			Democratic	Joseph Morelle	41,690	100%
133		Democratic	David Gantt			Democratic	David Gantt	29,601	100%
134		Republican	Bill Reilich			Republican	Bill Reilich	33,490	63.95%
						Democratic	David Garretson	18,881	36.05%
135		Democratic	David Koon			Democratic	David Koon	40,467	59.8%
						Republican	David Bonacchi	27,169	40.2%
136		Republican	James Bacalles			Republican	James Bacalles	31,333	100%
137		Republican	Tom O'Mara			Republican	Tom O'Mara	28,111	100%
138		Democratic	Francine DelMonte			Democratic	Francine DelMonte	28,887	62.5%
						Republican	Paula Banks Dahlke	17,343	37.5%
139		Republican	Stephen Hawley			Republican	Stephen Hawley	34,925	100%
140		Democratic	Robin Schimminger			Democratic	Robin Schimminger	36,354	90.6%
						Working Families	Janice Tennant	3,755	10.4%
141		Democratic	Crystal Peoples			Democratic	Crystal Peoples	37,615	100%
142		Republican	Mike Cole	Defeated in primary		Republican	Jane Corwin	32,293	88.8%
						Working Families	Jeffrey Bono	4,084	11.2%
143		Democratic	Dennis H. Gabryszak			Democratic	Dennis H. Gabryszak	35,834	69.3%
						Republican	John Kaczorowski	15,857	30.7%
144		Democratic	Sam Hoyt			Democratic	Sam Hoyt	30,228	70.9%
						Republican	Sheila Ferrentino	12,418	21.1%
145		Democratic	Mark J. F. Schroeder			Democratic	Mark J. F. Schroeder	37,563	75.0%
						Republican	Dennis Marek	12,551	25.0%
146		Republican	Jack Quinn III			Republican	Jack Quinn III	40,848	72.95%
						Democratic	Leonard Kowalski	15,148	27.05%
147		Republican	Daniel Burling			Republican	Daniel Burling	30,952	70.1%
						Democratic	Philip Jones	12,238	27.7%
						Working Families	Wayne Bieger	949	2.2%
148		Republican	James Hayes			Republican	James Hayes	33,787	60.3%
						Democratic	Jerome Schad	20,680	36.9%
						Working Families	Paul Brown	1,580	2.8%
149		Republican	Joseph Giglio			Republican	Joseph Giglio	26,343	64.8%
						Democratic	Patrick Eaton	14,284	35.2%
150		Democratic	William Parment			Democratic	William Parment	30,086	100%

New York State Senate

2008 New York State Senate election

November 4, 2008
All 62 seats in the New York State Senate 32 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Malcolm Smith Dean Skelos Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 14th district 9th district Seats before 30 32 Seats after 32 30 Seat change 2 2
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Temporary President and Majority Leader before election Dean Skelos Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader Malcolm Smith Democratic

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Stateline[9]	Lean D (flip)	October 15, 2008

Results

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Republican	Kenneth P. LaValle			Republican	Kenneth P. LaValle	81,062	100%
2		Republican	John J. Flanagan			Republican	John J. Flanagan	82,777	65.7%
						Democratic	Michael De Paoli	43,220	34.3%
3		Republican	Caesar Trunzo	Democratic win from Republican		Democratic	Brian X. Foley	67,480	59.1%
						Republican	Caesar Trunzo	46,758	40.9%
4		Republican	Owen H. Johnson			Republican	Owen H. Johnson	60,007	59.0%
						Democratic	Tanya Gillard	39,456	38.8%
						Working Families	John Albano	2,219	2.2%
5		Republican	Carl Marcellino			Republican	Carl Marcellino	79,645	60.9%
						Democratic	Matthew Meng	51,130	39.1%
6		Republican	Kemp Hannon			Republican	Kemp Hannon	60,590	51.3%
						Democratic	Kristen McElroy	57,560	48.7%
7		Democratic	Craig Johnson			Democratic	Craig Johnson	68,161	56.7%
						Republican	Barbara Donno	52,108	43.3%
8		Republican	Charles Fuschillo			Republican	Charles Fuschillo	74,374	60.5%
						Democratic	Carol Gordon	48,492	39.5%
9		Republican	Dean G. Skelos			Republican	Dean G. Skelos	82,410	64.7%
						Democratic	Roy Simon	45,038	35.3%
10		Democratic	Shirley Huntley			Democratic	Shirley Huntley	67,361	100%
11		Republican	Frank Padavan			Republican	Frank Padavan	45,294	50.3%
						Democratic	James Gennaro	44,811	49.7%
12		Democratic	George Onorato			Democratic	George Onorato	49,318	81.1%
						Republican	Thomas Dooley	11,472	18.9%
13		Democratic	John Sabini	Retiring		Democratic	Hiram Monserrate	39,543	100%
14		Democratic	Malcolm Smith			Democratic	Malcolm Smith	67,828	100%
15		Republican	Serphin R. Maltese	Democratic win from Republican		Democratic	Joseph Addabbo Jr.	39,978	57.5%
						Republican	Serphin R. Maltese	29,544	42.5%
16		Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky			Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	48,078	69.3%
						Republican	Peter Koo	21,336	30.7%
17		Democratic	Martin Malave Dilan			Democratic	Martin Malave Dilan	57,762	92.5%
						Republican	Victor Guarino	4,667	7.5%
18		Democratic	Velmanette Montgomery			Democratic	Velmanette Montgomery	88,137	96.2%
						Republican	Sandra Palacios-Serrano	3,482	3.8%
19		Democratic	John L. Sampson			Democratic	John L. Sampson	69,811	95.1%
						Republican	Godfrey Jelks	3,577	4.9%
20		Democratic	Eric Adams			Democratic	Eric Adams	79,000	93.1%
						Republican	Stephen Christopher	5,887	6.9%
21		Democratic	Kevin Parker			Democratic	Kevin Parker	61,579	90.3%
						Republican	Glenn Nocera	6,594	9.7%
22		Republican	Martin Golden			Republican	Martin Golden	42,084	100%
23		Democratic	Diane Savino			Democratic	Diane Savino	46,386	78.6%
						Republican	Richard Thomas	12,621	21.4%
24		Republican	Andrew Lanza			Republican	Andrew Lanza	75,371	70.2%
						Democratic	Joseph Pancila	32,013	29.8%
25		Democratic	Martin Connor	Defeated in primary		Democratic	Dan Squadron	81,402	87.1%
						Republican	John Chromczak	12,023	12.9%
26		Democratic	Liz Krueger			Democratic	Liz Krueger	92,044	75.0%
						Republican	Timothy Brown	30,648	25.0%
27		Democratic	Carl Kruger			Democratic	Carl Kruger	42,066	93.3%
						Conservative	Vyacheslav Patrin	3,040	6.7%
28		Democratic	José M. Serrano			Democratic	José M. Serrano	63,766	93.0%
						Republican	Keesha Weiner	4,807	7.0%
29		Democratic	Thomas K. Duane			Democratic	Thomas K. Duane	114,103	85.7%
						Republican	Debra Leible	19,008	14.3%
30		Democratic	Bill Perkins			Democratic	Bill Perkins	95,706	100%
31		Democratic	Eric T. Schneiderman			Democratic	Eric T. Schneiderman	80,811	90.0%
						Republican	Martin Chicon	8,346	9.3%
						Conservative	Stephen Bradian	662	0.7%
32		Democratic	Rubén Díaz			Democratic	Rubén Díaz	71,381	98.7%
						Conservative	William McDonagh	918	1.3%
33		Democratic	Efrain Gonzalez	Defeated in primary		Democratic	Pedro Espada Jr.	52,090	97.4%
						Conservative	William Sullivan	1,377	2.6%
34		Democratic	Jeffrey Klein			Democratic	Jeffrey Klein	61,862	73.2%
						Republican	Daniel Fasolino	22,622	26.8%
35		Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins			Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	70,811	61.7%
						Republican	John Murtagh	43,940	38.3%
36		Democratic	Ruth Hassell-Thompson			Democratic	Ruth Hassell-Thompson	82,322	96.7%
						Republican	Curtis Brooks	2,835	3.3%
37		Democratic	Suzi Oppenheimer			Democratic	Suzi Oppenheimer	78,862	62.6%
						Republican	Liz Feld	47,036	37.4%
38		Republican	Thomas Morahan			Republican	Thomas Morahan	84,886	63.35%
						Democratic	Gregory Julian	49,118	36.65%
39		Republican	William Larkin			Republican	William Larkin	72,601	61.2%
						Democratic	Lawrence Delarose	46,063	38.8%
40		Republican	Vincent Leibell			Republican	Vincent Leibell	74,537	100%
41		Republican	Stephen M. Saland			Republican	Stephen M. Saland	74,087	58.05%
						Democratic	Kenneth J. Dow	53,548	41.95%
42		Republican	John Bonacic			Republican	John Bonacic	65,938	100%
43		Nonpartisan	Vacancy			Republican	Roy McDonald	82,211	59.0%
						Democratic	Michael Russo	54,582	39.2%
						Working Families	Christopher Consuello	2,481	1.8%
44		Republican	Hugh Farley			Republican	Hugh Farley	78,178	66.1%
						Democratic	Fred Goodman	37,240	31.5%
						Working Families	BK Keramati	2,798	2.4%
45		Republican	Betty Little			Republican	Betty Little	84,482	100%
46		Democratic	Neil Breslin			Democratic	Neil Breslin	101,794	89.85%
						Conservative	Charlie Voelker	11,497	10.15%
47		Republican	Joseph Griffo			Republican	Joseph Griffo	66,204	88.55%
						Working Families	Michael Boncella	8,562	11.45%
48		Democratic	Darrel Aubertine			Democratic	Darrel Aubertine	52,908	53.0%
						Republican	David Renzi	46,941	47.0%
49		Democratic	David J. Valesky			Democratic	David Valesky	72,337	64.5%
						Republican	James DiStefano	39,819	35.5%
50		Republican	John DeFrancisco			Republican	John DeFrancisco	87,795	69.0%
						Democratic	Carol Mulcahy	39,431	31.0%
51		Republican	James Seward			Republican	James Seward	73,814	63.5%
						Democratic	Don Barber	42,440	36.5%
52		Republican	Thomas W. Libous			Republican	Thomas W. Libous	77,078	100%
53		Republican	George H. Winner Jr.			Republican	George H. Winner Jr.	61,144	58.5%
						Democratic	John Tonello	43,341	41.5%
54		Republican	Michael Nozzolio			Republican	Michael Nozzolio	87,428	71.4%
						Democratic	Paloma Capanna	34,988	28.6%
55		Republican	James Alesi			Republican	James Alesi	85,339	60.3%
						Democratic	David Nachbar	56,189	39.7%
56		Republican	Joseph Robach			Republican	Joseph Robach	62,329	51.7%
						Democratic	Richard Dollinger	58,117	48.3%
57		Republican	Catharine Young			Republican	Catharine Young	82,766	78.0%
						Democratic	Christopher Schaeffer	23,400	22.0%
58		Democratic	William Stachowski			Democratic	William Stachowski	64,116	53.0%
						Republican	Dennis Delano	56,871	47.0%
59		Republican	Dale Volker			Republican	Dale Volker	70,635	55.2%
						Democratic	Kathy Konst	57,278	44.8%
60		Democratic	Antoine Thompson			Democratic	Antoine Thompson	76,835	100%
61		Republican	Mary Lou Rath	Retiring		Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer	74,750	52.7%
						Democratic	Joe Mesi	67,207	47.3%
62		Republican	George Maziarz			Republican	George Maziarz	78,787	68.2%
						Democratic	Brian Grear	36,689	31.8%

See also

• 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis
• New York state elections

Notes

1. Gordon caucuses with the Democrats.

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". The New York Times.
8. Confessore, Nicholas; Hakim, Danny (November 5, 2008). "Democrats Are Poised to Control Albany". The New York Times.
9. Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

External links

• 2008 New York State Senate election results
• 2008 New York State Assembly election results