2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
James S. Alesi (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating David R. Nachbar (D) by 20.6 points.
James S. AlesiRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%85,403
David R. NachbarDemocrat
39.7%56,229
141,632 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