2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New York Assembly District 22
New York State Assembly · New York
Grace Meng (D) won with 87.2% of the vote, defeating Ellen Young (Ind) by 74.5 points.
Grace MengDemocrat · winner
87.2%14,314
Ellen YoungIndependent · incumbent
12.8%2,093
16,407 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