2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
James L. Seward (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Don Barber (D) by 27.0 points.
James L. SewardRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%73,814
Don BarberDemocrat
36.5%42,440
116,254 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