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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 148

New York State Assembly · New York

James P. Hayes (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Jerome D. Schad (D) by 23.4 points.

James P. HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%33,787
36.9%20,680
Paul E. BrownWorking Families
2.8%1,580
56,047 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+22.62000R+16.42002R+28.92006R+23.42008R+35.62010R+29.72012

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

The candidates

James P. Hayes (R)Jerome D. Schad (D)

Also on the ballot: Paul E. Brown (Working Families), 2.8%