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New York Senate District 8

Nassau, Suffolk counties. Population 325,305 (2020). Partisan lean R+40.

Open seat

2026 candidates

Current senator: Alexis Weik (R), first elected 2020. The incumbent is not on the ballot.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Jarett Gandolfo

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Josh Taveras

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Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 176,487 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Alexis Weik(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 105,939
  • Conservative: 12,664
118,60367.2%
Francis Dolan(D)
57,82632.8%
Write-ins
580.0%
District margin
R+34.4
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
R+42.6

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from board of elections filings and results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 138,992 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Alexis Weik(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 83,781
  • Conservative: 12,481
96,26269.3%
John R. Alberts(D)
42,70730.7%
Write-ins
230.0%
District margin
R+38.5
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
R+38.7

Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 188,135 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
118,93863.2%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
67,48135.9%
Other candidates
1,7160.9%
District margin
R+27.6
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+40.3

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 189,211 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
110,86158.6%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
75,64240.0%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,1670.6%
Brock Pierce(I)
5940.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5130.3%
Write-ins
4340.2%
District margin
R+18.9
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+42.3

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 128,057 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
69,42354.2%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
58,60545.8%
Write-ins
290.0%
District margin
R+8.4
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+42.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 128,525 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
71,37755.5%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
54,16042.1%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,1910.9%
Larry Sharpe(L)
1,0420.8%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
7100.6%
Write-ins
450.0%
District margin
R+13.7
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+38.1

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 127,983 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan Trichter(R)
65,27251.0%
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
61,27947.9%
Mark Dunlea(G)
7950.6%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
6240.5%
Write-ins
130.0%
District margin
R+3.2
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+39.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 126,510 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)
71,08056.2%
Letitia James(D)
53,07742.0%
Michael Sussman(G)
9780.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
8420.7%
Other candidate (O)
5140.4%
Write-ins
200.0%
District margin
R+14.5
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+42.4

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 158,549 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
87,05054.9%
Wendy Long(R)
68,90843.5%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,5040.9%
Alex Merced(L)
1,0220.6%
Write-ins
660.0%
District margin
D+11.6
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+32.8

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 166,214 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)
100,90960.7%
Hillary Clinton(D)
58,81135.4%
Gary Johnson(L)
3,4342.1%
Jill Stein(G)
1,9391.2%
Write-ins
1,1210.7%
District margin
R+26.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+49.9

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

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