2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 35
New York State Senate · New York
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating John M. Murtagh (R) by 23.4 points.
Andrea Stewart-CousinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%70,811
John M. MurtaghRepublican
38.3%43,940
114,751 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