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2004Final results

2004 election for New York Senate District 9

New York State Senate · New York

Dean G. Skelos (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Joshua S. Ketover (D) by 29.5 points.

Dean G. SkelosRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%83,193
35.3%45,313
128,506 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

EvenR+33.41998R+21.52000R+38.12002R+29.52004R+27.02006R+29.32008

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