2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Rhoda S. Jacobs (D) won with 93.9% of the vote, defeating Alan Kesler (R) by 87.7 points.
Rhoda S. JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.9%25,108
Alan KeslerRepublican
6.1%1,643
26,751 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