2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 144
New York State Assembly · New York
Sam Hoyt (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Sheila A. Ferrentino (R) by 41.8 points.
Sam HoytDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%30,228
Sheila A. FerrentinoRepublican
29.1%12,418
42,646 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET