2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Michael F. Nozzolio (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Paloma A. Capanna (D) by 42.8 points.
Michael F. NozzolioRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%87,433
Paloma A. CapannaDemocrat
28.6%34,991
122,424 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