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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Senate District 31

New York State Senate · New York

Eric T. Schneiderman (D) won with 90.0% of the vote, defeating Martin Chicon (R) by 80.7 points.

Eric T. SchneidermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.0%80,832
Martin ChiconRepublican
9.3%8,349
Stephen BradianConservative
0.7%662
89,843 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+76.12002D+78.32004D+84.62006D+80.72008D+73.22010D+82.42012

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

The candidates

Eric T. Schneiderman (D)Martin Chicon (R)

Also on the ballot: Stephen Bradian (Conservative), 0.7%