2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 50
New York State Senate · New York
John A. Defrancisco (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Carol E. Mulcahy (D) by 38.0 points.
John A. DefranciscoRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%87,795
Carol E. MulcahyDemocrat
31.0%39,431
127,226 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