2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 19
New York State Senate · New York
John L. Sampson (D) won with 95.1% of the vote, defeating Godfrey Jelks (R) by 90.3 points.
John L. SampsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.1%69,811
Godfrey JelksRepublican
4.9%3,577
73,388 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