2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2010 election for New York Assembly District 2
New York State Assembly · New York
Fred W. Thiele Jr. (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Blumenthal (R) by 18.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Fred W. Thiele Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%23,431
Richard A. BlumenthalRepublican
40.6%16,036
39,481 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET