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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 44

New York State Assembly · New York

James F. Brennan (D) won with 84.3% of the vote, defeating Yvette Velazquezbennett (R) by 68.7 points.

James F. BrennanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.3%26,490
15.7%4,919
31,409 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

EvenD+72.02000D+61.42002D+72.02006D+68.72008D+59.82010D+68.02012

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