2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
Ann G. Rabbitt (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Jerome S. Sommer (D) by 23.4 points.
Ann G. RabbittRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%32,400
Jerome S. SommerDemocrat
38.3%20,118
52,518 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