2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
John Flanagan (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Depaoli (D) by 31.4 points.
John FlanaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%82,977
Michael J. DepaoliDemocrat
34.3%43,337
126,314 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