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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Assembly District 8

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas F. Barraga (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Lauren Vankirk (D) by 46.7 points.

Thomas F. BarragaRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%21,693
26.7%7,889
29,582 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+26.31996R+36.81998R+29.52000R+46.72002R+30.52004R+21.82006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET