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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Senate District 6

New York State Senate · New York

Kemp Hannon (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Kristen M. McElroy (D) by 2.6 points.

Kemp HannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%60,590
48.7%57,560
118,150 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+26.32002R+14.12004R+15.22006R+2.62008R+20.02010R+3.92012

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