From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2008 New York State legislative elections

none

Field	Value
election_name	2008 New York State Assembly election
country	New York
flag_image	Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2006 New York State Assembly election
previous_year	2006
next_election	2010 New York State Assembly election
next_year	2010
seats_for_election	150 seats from the New York State Assembly
majority_seats	75
election_date
image1	File:NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (6162420311).jpg
image_size	x160px
leader1	Sheldon Silver
leader_since1	February 11, 1994
party1	Democratic Party (New York)
leaders_seat1	64th district
seats_before1	107
seats_after1	108
seat_change1	1
image2	File:Horizontal head shot-3951518519 (cropped).jpg
leader2	Jim Tedisco
leader_since2	November 29, 2005
party2	Republican Party (New York)
leaders_seat2	110th district
seats_before2	42
seats_after2	41
seat_change2	1
image3	3x4.svg
leader3	Timothy P. Gordon
leader_since3	January 2007
party3	Independence Party of New York
leaders_seat3	108th district
seats_before3	1
seats_after3	1
seat_change3
title	Speaker
posttitle	Speaker
before_election	Sheldon Silver
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Sheldon Silver
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)
map_image	[[File:New York State House elections 2008.svg	300px]]
map_caption	Results:

The 2008 New York state legislature primary election took place on September 9, 2008, and the general election was held on November 4, 2008. All 150 members of the New York State Assembly and all 62 seats of the New York State Senate were up for election. Members of the Assembly and the State Senate serve two-year terms.

The State Senate was heavily contested, as the Republicans held a 32–30 majority going into the election. The election saw the Democrats take control of the State Senate for the first time since 1966 with a 32–30 majority. They gained one seat in the State Assembly. Therefore, Democrats held a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1935.

New York State Assembly

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Stateline	October 15, 2008

Results

New York State Senate

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Stateline	October 15, 2008

Results

Notes

References

"2008 New York State Primary Election Results".
"2008 New York State Senate General Election Results".
"2008 New York State Assembly General Election Results".
(November 15, 2016). "New York's Broken Constitution: The Governance Crisis and the Path to Renewed Greatness". SUNY Press.
Mahoney, Bill. (September 19, 2021). "Obscure 1894 math crucial to New York politics is endangered".
(September 10, 2018). "Everything You Need to Know About New York's Primary Election on Thursday".
Lee, Trymaine. (February 27, 2008). "Upset Sends Democrat to Albany". The New York Times.
(November 5, 2008). "Democrats Are Poised to Control Albany". The New York Times.
Jacobson, Louis. (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

2008-new-york-(state)-elections new-york-state-senate-elections new-york-state-assembly-elections 2008-state-legislature-elections-in-the-united-states

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2008 New York State legislative elections — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report