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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Assembly District 71

New York State Assembly · New York

Herman D. Farrell Jr. (D) won with 92.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth M. Britton (R) by 85.5 points.

Herman D. Farrell Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
92.7%33,830
7.3%2,647
36,477 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+75.12002D+83.32004D+86.42006D+85.52008D+81.02010D+86.92014

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