RepublicanNot in office · last served 2016Last on a ballot: Nov 2014

Dean G. Skelos

Last held office: New York State Senate, District 9 (1984–2016). Ran in 21 elections between 1980 and 2014, winning 20.

Last office: New York State Senate, District 9

Last margin: +31.7; Won 2014
Elections: 21; 1980–2014

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Skelos was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New York State Assembly, District 19 New York State Senate, District 9Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Skelos has run

Margin: how far Skelos finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
2014	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Patrick P. Gillespie Jr. (D)	65.8%	R+31.7
2014	New York State Senate, District 9	Primary	Won	Unopposed	—	—
2014	New York State Senate, District 9	Primary	Won	Unopposed	—	—
2014	New York State Senate, District 9	Primary	Won	Unopposed	—	—
2012	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Thomas H. Feffer (D)	60.7%	R+21.3
2010	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	George S. Sava (D)	65.8%	R+31.6
2008	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Roy D. Simon (D)	64.7%	R+29.3
2006	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Odelia Goldberg (D)	63.5%	R+27.0
2004	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Joshua S. Ketover (D)	64.7%	R+29.5
2002	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Richard H. Glassberg (D), Peg McHale (RTL), Roseann Zeoli (L)	67.8%	R+38.1
2000	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Edward J. Oppenheimer (D), Kiera McGuire (RTL), Gerald M. Bressner (L)	59.6%	R+21.5
1998	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Bruce L. Waterman (D), Kenneth R. Donnelly (RTL), Roseann Zeoli (L)	65.3%	R+33.4
1996	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Betty Miller (D), Elaine Montgomery (RTL), Scott P. Gain (L)	65.1%	R+32.3
1994	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Adam S. Stupak (D), Elaine Montgomery (RTL)	67.2%	R+36.8
1992	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Judy Sanford Guise (D), Charles E. Holster III (RTL)	61.9%	R+26.4
1990	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Ellyn L. Bronsther (D), Joan M. McDermott (RTL)	60.8%	R+25.5
1988	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Robert E. Slatus (D), Joan M. McDermott (RTL), Jack Olchin (L)	67.9%	R+38.4
1986	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Carol Berman (D), Joan M. McDermott (RTL)	53.1%	R+9.5
1984	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Won	Carol Berman (D)	50.7%	R+1.4
1982	New York State Senate, District 9	General	Lost	Carol Berman (D), Matthew T. Doyle (RTL)	46%	D+5.7
1980	New York State Assembly, District 19	General	Won	Peter S. Kilcommons Jr. (D)	63.9%	R+27.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Skelos has held

New York State Senate, District 9 · 1984–2016
New York State Assembly, District 19 · 1980–1982

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Skelos has run against

Patrick P. Gillespie Jr. (D) · 2014 election, won
Thomas H. Feffer (D) · 2012 election, won
George S. Sava (D) · 2010 election, won
Roy D. Simon (D) · 2008 election, won
Odelia Goldberg (D) · 2006 election, won
Joshua S. Ketover (D) · 2004 election, won
Richard H. Glassberg (D) · 2002 election, won
Edward J. Oppenheimer (D) · 2000 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive