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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Senate District 59

New York State Senate · New York

Dale M. Volker (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Kathy Konst (D) by 10.4 points.

Dale M. VolkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%70,635
Kathy KonstDemocrat
44.8%57,278
127,913 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

EvenR+54.21998R+65.32000R+22.92006R+10.42008R+28.32010R+45.42016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET