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2008Final results

2008 election for New York Senate District 9

New York State Senate · New York

Dean G. Skelos (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Roy D. Simon (D) by 29.3 points.

Dean G. SkelosRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%82,410
Roy D. SimonDemocrat
35.3%45,038
127,448 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+38.12002R+29.52004R+27.02006R+29.32008R+31.62010R+21.32012

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