2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for New York's 25th District
U.S. House · New York
Daniel B. Maffei (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Dale A. Sweetland (R) by 12.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Daniel B. MaffeiDemocrat · winner
54.8%157,375
Dale A. SweetlandRepublican
41.9%120,217
Howie HawkinsGreen
3.3%9,483
287,075 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.
Daniel B. MaffeiDale A. Sweetland
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$406.3K
$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
$403.2K
-$4.7K
Cash on hand
$3.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Howie Hawkins $8.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008