2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 57
New York State Senate · New York
Catharine M. Young (R) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Christopher H. Schaeffer (D) by 55.9 points.
Catharine M. YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.0%82,766
Christopher H. SchaefferDemocrat
22.0%23,400
106,166 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