2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New York Senate District 15
New York State Senate · New York
Joe Addabbo (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Serphin R. Maltese Jr. (R) by 15.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe AddabboDemocrat · winner
57.7%42,302
Serphin R. Maltese Jr.Republican · incumbent
42.3%31,028
73,330 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