2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 87
New York State Assembly · New York
Gary Pretlow (D) won with 93.5% of the vote, defeating Ralph Pearson (Con) by 89.8 points.
Gary PretlowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.5%30,417
Ralph PearsonConservative
3.7%1,212
Ernest DarkoboatenWorking Families
2.8%901
32,530 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