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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Assembly District 8

New York State Assembly · New York

Mike Fitzpatrick (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Jesse A. Safer (D) by 39.4 points.

Mike FitzpatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%35,775
30.3%15,558
51,333 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+21.82006R+21.12008R+41.92010R+39.42012R+30.72014R+38.72016

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