This is the 2008 race. The latest: 2026 →

2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 48

New York State Assembly · New York

Dov Hikind (D) won with 94.3% of the vote, defeating Herbert F. Ryan (Con) by 88.6 points.

Dov HikindDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.3%18,918
Herbert F. RyanConservative
5.7%1,139
20,057 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+45.61990D+47.21992D+48.51996D+47.41998D+30.12010D+56.92014

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