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2008Final results

2008 election for New York's 10th District

U.S. House · New York

Edolphus Towns (D) won with 94.2% of the vote, defeating Salvatore Grupico (R) by 88.4 points.

Edolphus TownsDemocrat · winner
94.2%155,090
5.8%9,565
164,655 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+85.02000D+84.02004D+86.22006D+88.42008D+84.12010D+61.52012

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Edolphus TownsNo Republican
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
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$29.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008