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The 2008 New York State Legislature primary election took place on September 9, 2008,[1] and the general election was held on November 4, 2008.[2][3] All 150 members of the New York State Assembly[4] and all 62 seats of the New York State Senate[5] were up for election. Members of the Assembly and the State Senate serve two-year terms.[6]
The State Senate was heavily contested, as the Republicans held a 32–30 majority going into the election.[7] The election saw the Democrats take control of the State Senate for the first time since 1966 with a 32–30 majority.[8] They gained one seat in the State Assembly. Therefore, Democrats held a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1935.
- ^ "2008 New York State Primary Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
- ^ "2008 New York State Senate General Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
- ^ "2008 New York State Assembly General Election Results" (PDF). ElectionsNY.gov.
- ^ Galie, Peter J.; Bopst, Christopher; Benjamin, Gerald (November 15, 2016). New York's Broken Constitution: The Governance Crisis and the Path to Renewed Greatness. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438463346 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mahoney, Bill (September 19, 2021). "Obscure 1894 math crucial to New York politics is endangered". Politico PRO.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About New York's Primary Election on Thursday". Vogue. September 10, 2018.
- ^ Lee, Trymaine (February 27, 2008). "Upset Sends Democrat to Albany". The New York Times.
- ^ Confessore, Nicholas; Hakim, Danny (November 5, 2008). "Democrats Are Poised to Control Albany". The New York Times.