2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 12
New York State Senate · New York
George Onorato (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Dooley (R) by 62.4 points.
George OnoratoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%52,667
Thomas F. DooleyRepublican
18.8%12,199
64,866 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