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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Senate District 16

New York State Senate · New York

Toby Stavisky (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Peter A. Koo (R) by 38.9 points.

Toby StaviskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%51,076
Peter A. KooRepublican
30.6%22,482
73,558 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+63.51980D+53.61982D+34.81984D+38.92008D+53.02012D+55.82016

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