State Senate for New York State Government

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September 9, 2008 Election

State Senate Contests
for New York State Government

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State Senate

State Senator; District 1

Kenneth P. LaValle, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 2

John J. Flanagan, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Michael J. DePaoli, Democratic

State Senator; District 3

Caesar Trunzo, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Brian X. Foley, Democratic, Working Families

Jimmy Dahroug, Democratic

State Senator; District 4

Owen H. Johnson, Republican, Independence, Conservative

James J. McDonald, Democratic

Tanya D. Gilliard, Democratic

John Albano, Working Families

State Senator; District 5

Matthew T. Meng, Democratic

Carl L. Marcellino, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 6

Kemp Hannon, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Kristen M. McElroy, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 7

Barbara C. Donno, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Craig M. Johnson, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 8

Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., Republican, Independence, Conservative

Carol A. Gordon, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 9

Dean G. Skelos, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Roy D. Simon, Democratic

State Senator; District 10

Shirley L. Huntley, Democratic, Working Families

Allan W. Jennings, Jr., Democratic

State Senator; District 11

James F. Gennaro, Democratic, Conservative

Frank Padavan, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 12

George Onorato, Democratic

Thomas F. Dooley, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 13

Hiram Monserrate, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 14

Malcolm A. Smith, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 15

Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., Democratic, Working Families

Serphin R. Maltese, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Albert Baldeo, Democratic

State Senator; District 16

Peter A. Koo, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Toby Ann Stavisky, Democratic, Working Families

Robert Schwartz, Democratic

State Senator; District 17

Martin Malave-Dilan, Democratic

Victor C. Guarino, Republican, Conservative

State Senator; District 18

Velmanette Montgomery, Democratic, Working Families

Sandra Palacious-Serrano, Republican, Conservative

State Senator; District 19

Godfrey Jelks, Republican, Conservative

John L. Sampson, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 20

Stephen A. Christopher, Republican, Conservative

Eric Adams, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 21

Glenn P. Nocera, Republican, Conservative

Simcha Felder, Democratic

Kendall Stewart, Democratic

Kevin S. Parker, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 22

Martin J. Golden, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 23

Diane J. Savino, Democratic, Working Families

Richard Thomas, Republican, Independence

State Senator; District 24

Andrew J. Lanza, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Joseph J. Pancila, Democratic

State Senator; District 25

Martin Connor, Democratic

Daniel L. Squadron, Democratic, Working Families

John G. Chromczak, Republican

State Senator; District 26

Timothy L. Brown, Republican

Liz Krueger, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 27

Carl Kruger, Democratic

Vyacheslav Patrin, Conservative

State Senator; District 28

Jose M. Serrano, Democratic, Working Families

Keesha S. Weiner, Republican, Conservative

State Senator; District 29

Thomas K. Duane, Democratic, Working Families

Debra Leible, Republican

State Senator; District 30

Bill Perkins, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 31

Martin Chicon, Republican

Eric T. Schneiderman, Working Families

Eric Schneiderman, Democratic

Stephen Bradian, Conservative

State Senator; District 32

William J. McDonagh, Conservative

Ruben Diaz, Democratic, Republican

State Senator; District 33

Richard Solo, Democratic, Republican

William J. Sullivan, Conservative

Pedro Espada, Jr., Democratic

Efrain Gonzalez, Jr., Democratic

State Senator; District 38

Thomas P. Morahan, Republican, Independence, Conservative, Working Families

Gregory B. Julian, Democratic

State Senator; District 39

William J. Larkin, Jr., Republican, Independence, Conservative

Lawrence M. Delarose, Democratic

State Senator; District 41

Kenneth J. Dow, Democratic, Working Families

Stephen M. Saland, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 42

John J. Bonacic, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 43

Christopher N. Consuello, Working Families

Michael A. Russo, Democratic

Brian D. Premo, Democratic, Working Families

Roy J. McDonald, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Raymond J. Seney, Republican

State Senator; District 44

Hugh T. Farley, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Fred L. Goodman, Democratic

BK Keramati, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 45

Elizabeth O'C. Little, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 47

Joseph A. Griffo, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Michael W. Boncella, Working Families

State Senator; District 48

Darrel J. Aubertine, Democratic, Working Families

David A. Renzi, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 49

David J. Valesky, Democratic, Working Families

James G. DiStefano, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 51

James L. Seward, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Don Barber, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 52

Thomas W. Libous, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 53

George H. Winner, Jr., Republican, Independence, Conservative

John Tonello, Democratic

State Senator; District 54

Michael F. Nozzolio, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Paloma A. Capanna, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 55

Jim Alesi, Republican, Independence, Conservative

David R. Nachbar, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 56

Joseph E. Robach, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Richard A. Dollinger, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 57

Catharine M. Young, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Christopher H. Schaeffer, Democratic

State Senator; District 59

Dale M. Volker, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Timothy J. Pawarski, Democratic

Kathy Konst, Democratic

David J. DiPietro, Republican

State Senator; District 60

Antoine M. Thompson, Democratic, Working Families

Mark J. Grisanti, Democratic

State Senator; District 61

Joe Mesi, Democratic, Working Families

William J. Walters, Independence

Michael H. Ranzenhofer, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Michele M. Iannello, Democratic

Daniel J. Ward, Democratic

State Senator; District 62

George D. Maziarz, Republican, Independence, Conservative, Working Families

Donald G. Hobel, Conservative

Brian D. Grear, Democratic, Republican

Cancelled Contests not on the Ballot
The following elected offices are not on the ballot because an insufficient number of candidates applied. All candidates that file win since they are uncontested.

State Senator; District 34 (1 Elected)

Daniel Fasolino, Republican, Conservative

Jeffrey D. Klein, Democratic, Independence, Working Families

State Senator; District 35 (1 Elected)

Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Democratic, Working Families

John M. Murtagh, Republican, Independence, Conservative

State Senator; District 36 (1 Elected)

Ruth H. Thompson, Democratic, Working Families

Curtis Brooks, Republican, Conservative

State Senator; District 37 (1 Elected)

Liz Feld, Republican, Independence, Conservative

Suzi Oppenheimer, Democratic, Working Families

State Senator; District 40 (1 Elected)

Vincent L. Leibell, III, Republican, Independence, Conservative

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