2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
David J. Valesky (D) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Nancy Larraine Hoffmann (R) by 0.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David J. ValeskyDemocrat · winner
44.7%53,050
Nancy Larraine HoffmannRepublican · incumbent
44.1%52,308
Thomas V. Dadey Jr.Conservative
11.2%13,234
118,592 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET