2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 16
New York State Assembly · New York
Michelle Schimel (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Matthew S. Mitchell (R) by 26.7 points.
Michelle SchimelDemocrat · winner
63.4%34,568
Matthew S. MitchellRepublican
36.6%19,978
54,546 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