2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 36
New York State Senate · New York
Ruth Hassellthompson (D) won with 96.7% of the vote, defeating Curtis Brooks (R) by 93.3 points.
Ruth HassellthompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.7%82,322
Curtis BrooksRepublican
3.3%2,835
85,157 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