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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 21

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas W. Alfano (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Alan Smilowitz (D) by 24.6 points.

Thomas W. AlfanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%31,440
37.7%19,010
50,450 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+40.62002R+27.52004R+30.22006R+24.62008R+10.62010R+7.32012

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