2008Final results
2008 election for New York's 19th District
U.S. House · New York
John Hall (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Kieran Michael Lalor (R) by 17.3 points.
John HallDemocrat · winner
58.7%164,859
Kieran Michael LalorRepublican
41.3%116,120
280,979 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
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.
John HallKieran Michael Lalor
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$638K
$2.1M
Spent by the campaign
$612.2K
$165.4K
Cash on hand
$25.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008