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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Senate District 18

New York State Senate · New York

Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 96.2% of the vote, defeating Sandra A. Palaciosserrano (R) by 92.4 points.

Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.2%88,137
3.8%3,482
91,619 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+86.91998D+88.52000D+89.32006D+92.42008D+91.72010D+89.22012

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