2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
David J. Valesky (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating James G. Distefano (R) by 29.0 points.
David J. ValeskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%72,337
James G. DistefanoRepublican
35.5%39,819
112,156 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