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2008 election for New York Senate District 3

New York State Senate · New York

Brian X. Foley (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Caesar Trunzo (R) by 18.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Brian X. FoleyDemocrat · winner
59.1%67,480
Caesar TrunzoRepublican · incumbent
40.9%46,758
114,238 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

EvenR+30.62002R+19.02004R+8.92006D+18.12008R+14.22010R+11.62012

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