Competitive Races — 2008
Data note: Certified NYSBOE results. Margin = difference between top two candidates as % of total votes. NY fusion voting: each candidate's votes across all party lines are summed.
27 races within 15.0% margin
| Office | District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | 7th | Joanne M. Winslow D | Elma Ann Bellini R | 897,621 | 0.0% |
| Supreme Court | 11th | Bernice Siegal D | Jaime A. Rios D | 2,907,988 | 0.4% |
| Supreme Court | 2nd | Ariel Е. Belen D | John M. Leventhal D | 3,789,291 | 0.4% |
| State Senate | 11 | Frank Padavan R | James F. Gennaro D | 90,105 | 0.5% |
| Supreme Court | 4th | Vito C. Caruso R | Robert J. Muller D | 627,753 | 0.6% |
| Supreme Court | 1st | Martin Schoenfeld D | Marcy L. Kahn D | 1,775,333 | 1.2% |
| U.S. House | 29 | Eric J. J. Massa D | John Randy Kuhl, Jr. R | 275,728 | 1.9% |
| State Assembly | 100 | Frank K. Skartados D | Tom Kirwan R | 44,383 | 2.0% |
| State Senate | 6 | Kemp Hannon R | Kristen M. McElroy D | 118,150 | 2.6% |
| State Senate | 56 | Joseph Е. Robach R | Richard А. Dollinger D | 120,547 | 3.5% |
| U.S. House | 24 | Michael А. Arcuri D | Richard L. Hanna R | 251,679 | 3.9% |
| Supreme Court | 8th | Tracey A. Bannister D | John А. Michalek D | 1,064,182 | 5.2% |
| State Senate | 61 | Michael H. Ranzenhofer R | Joe Mesi D | 141,957 | 5.3% |
| State Senate | 48 | Darrel J. Aubertine D | David А. Renzi R | 99,850 | 6.0% |
| State Senate | 58 | William T. Stachowski D | Dennis А. Delano, Sr. R | 120,987 | 6.0% |
| State Assembly | 96 | Nancy Calhoun R | Richard Randazzo D | 55,151 | 6.9% |
| Supreme Court | 10th | William J. Condon D | Hector D. LaSalle D | 3,963,051 | 9.1% |
| Supreme Court | 5th | David Murad D | Tom Cerio R | 350,207 | 9.2% |
| State Assembly | 60 | D. Janele Hyer-Spencer D | Joseph F. Cammarata R | 36,697 | 9.4% |
| State Assembly | 102 | Joel M. Miller R | Jonathan B. Smith D | 54,180 | 9.5% |
| State Senate | 59 | Dale M. Volker R | Kathy Konst D | 127,913 | 10.4% |
| U.S. House | 25 | Daniel B. Maffei D | Dale А. Sweetland R | 287,075 | 12.9% |
| State Assembly | 112 | Tony Jordan R | lan McGaughey D | 55,254 | 13.2% |
| State Senate | 7 | Craig M. Johnson D | Barbara C. Donno R | 120,296 | 13.3% |
| Supreme Court | 3rd | Patrick J. McGrath D | Anthony J. Carpinello R | 352,227 | 13.4% |
| U.S. House | 26 | Christopher J. Lee R | Alice Kryzan D | 270,326 | 14.4% |
| State Assembly | 14 | Robert D. Barra D | Joseph J. Ferrara D | 54,345 | 14.7% |