2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 5
New York State Senate · New York
Carl L. Marcellino (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Matthew T. Meng (D) by 21.8 points.
Carl L. MarcellinoRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%79,645
Matthew T. MengDemocrat
39.1%51,130
130,775 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