2008Final results
2008 election for New York Senate District 61
New York State Senate · New York
Michael H. Ranzenhofer (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Mesi (D) by 5.3 points.
Michael H. RanzenhoferRepublican · winner
52.7%74,750
Joe MesiDemocrat
47.3%67,207
141,957 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