2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 47
New York State Assembly · New York
William Colton (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Russell C. Gallo (R) by 45.3 points.
William ColtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%14,949
Russell C. GalloRepublican
27.3%5,627
20,576 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