2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 47
New York State Senate · New York
Joe Griffo (R) won with 88.5% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Boncella (Wfp) by 77.1 points.
Joe GriffoRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.5%66,204
Michael W. BoncellaWorking Families
11.5%8,562
74,766 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