New York Senate District 8
New York State Senate · New York
Jarett Gandolfo held the seat for Republicans, winning by 22.1 points over Josh Taveras.
Fusion voting
Source: New York State Board of Elections unofficial results; race call: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Top funders
Largest contributors to each campaign; the color shows which candidate they gave to.
| Nys Laborers Pac State FundTo Gandolfo's campaign | $4.5K | |
| International Assoc of Bridge PACTo Gandolfo's campaign | $4.5K | |
| Rpac Of NysTo Gandolfo's campaign | $4.5K | |
| Lyly RockwellTo Gandolfo's campaign | $3.6K | |
| Robert AffenitaTo Gandolfo's campaign | $3.5K | |
| Gary Cox-SteinerTo Taveras's campaign | $500 | |
| Jenny Cox-SteinerTo Taveras's campaign | $500 | |
| Patrick AdamsTo Taveras's campaign | $400 | |
| Donna LyudmerTo Taveras's campaign | $350 | |
| Katie StreitwieserTo Taveras's campaign | $325 |
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Campaign money: New York State Board of Elections, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: New York State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Josh Taveras
- 1%
- Jarett Gandolfo
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.7
The candidates
New York state assemblyman from the 7th district (2021-present)Josh Taveras (D)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%