Competitive Races — 2009
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.
9 races within 15.0% margin
| Office | District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | 11th | Daniel Lewis D | Thomas D. Raffaele D | 564,543 | 0.2% |
| Supreme Court | 9th | Jeffrey A. Cohen D | Orazio R. Bellantoni R | 1,230,915 | 0.5% |
| Supreme Court | 10th | Elizabeth H. Emerson D | Patrick Leis D | 2,378,255 | 0.6% |
| Supreme Court | 4th | Thomas E. Mercure R | Barry D. Kramer D | 303,278 | 0.6% |
| Supreme Court | 7th | Alex R. Renzi R | Kenneth R. Fisher R | 376,234 | 0.6% |
| Supreme Court | 8th | Christopher J. Burns D | Shirley Troutman D | 644,026 | 1.6% |
| U.S. House | 23 | William L. Owens D | Douglas L. Hoffman R | 161,774 | 2.2% |
| Supreme Court | 12th | Kenneth Thompson, Jr. D | Lucindo Suarez D | 245,126 | 2.2% |
| Supreme Court | 3rd | James P. Gilpatric D | Jill Dunn R | 181,418 | 13.1% |