2008Final results
2008 election for New York's 20th District
U.S. House · New York
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Sandy Treadwell (R) by 24.3 points.
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocrat · winner
62.1%193,651
Sandy TreadwellRepublican
37.9%118,031
311,682 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.
Kirsten E. GillibrandSandy Treadwell
$4.6M
Raised by the campaign
$7M
$4.5M
Spent by the campaign
$7M
$202.5K
Cash on hand
$4.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008