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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 1

New York State Assembly · New York

Marc S. Alessi (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating James M. Staudenraus (R) by 20.7 points.

Marc S. AlessiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%36,680
39.6%24,095
60,775 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+49.42002R+37.32004D+22.42006D+20.72008R+2.02010D+28.12014

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