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2010Final results

2010 election for New York Senate District 49

New York State Senate · New York

David J. Valesky (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Andrew C. Russo (R) by 5.5 points.

David J. ValeskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%43,935
Andrew C. RussoRepublican
47.2%39,317
83,331 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

EvenD+0.62004D+18.42006D+29.02008D+5.52010R+20.22012R+26.82014

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