2008 New York State legislative elections|
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|  | Majority party | Minority party |  
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| Party | Democratic | Republican |  
| Seats before | 138 (30 in Senate, 108 in Assembly) | 74 (32 Senate, 42 Assembly) |  
| Seats after | 141 (32 in Senate, 109 in Assembly) | 71 (30 Senate, 41 Assembly) |  
| Seat change |  3 
  2 in Senate,  1 in Assembly |  3 
  2 in Senate,  1 in Assembly |  | 
 
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|
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  Results:Democratic gain
 Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independence hold
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| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | 
| 1 |  | Democratic | Marc Alessi |  |  | Democratic | Marc Alessi | 36,680 | 60.35% | 
|  | Republican | James Staudenraus | 24,095 | 39.95% | 
| 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 | 35.35% | 
| 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|
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| 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
Notes
- ^ Gordon caucuses with the Democrats.
 
References
- ^ "2008 New York State Primary Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
- ^ "2008 New York State Senate General Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
- ^ "2008 New York State Assembly General Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mahoney, Bill (September 19, 2021). "Obscure 1894 math crucial to New York politics is endangered". Politico PRO.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About New York's Primary Election on Thursday". Vogue. September 10, 2018.
- ^ Lee, Trymaine (February 27, 2008). "Upset Sends Democrat to Albany". The New York Times.
- ^ Confessore, Nicholas; Hakim, Danny (November 5, 2008). "Democrats Are Poised to Control Albany". The New York Times.
 
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