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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Senate District 8

New York State Senate · New York

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth R. Dash Sr. (D) by 35.8 points.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
67.9%50,438
32.1%23,831
74,269 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+33.01996R+23.61998R+14.72000R+35.82002R+26.32004R+22.22006

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