2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 49
New York State Assembly · New York
Peter J. Abbate Jr. (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Lucretia Regina-Potter (R) by 43.8 points.
Peter J. Abbate Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%14,034
Lucretia Regina-PotterRepublican
28.1%5,487
19,521 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