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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 62

New York State Assembly · New York

Lou Tobacco (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Albert J. Albanese (D) by 44.0 points.

Lou TobaccoRepublican · winner
72.0%30,410
28.0%11,816
42,226 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+72.51998R+28.02002R+46.42004R+44.02008R+57.32010R+38.32012

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