Primary results: U.S. Congress, State Senate, State Assembly

September 9, 2008 - 12:58 PM

Check back frequently for primary result updates. Check out our video updates throughout the night from our reporters who are at various campaign headquarters in the Capital Region.

For more election results:
- Albany County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Washington County

Winner names in bold.

U.S. CONGRESS 
21st District Congressional Race
UPDATED 11:00 p.m.
Tonko declares victory in Democratic primary
Buhrmaster declares victory in Republican primary

Counties: Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie, Part of Fulton, Part of Saratoga, Part of Rensselaer

DEMOCRATIC
   (652 of 652 precincts - 100 percent)
   
   Paul Tonko 14,827 - 39 percent
   Tracey Brooks 11,329 - 30 percent
   Phillip Steck 7,046 - 19 percent
   Darius Shahinfar 3,879 - 10 percent
   Joseph Sullivan 657 - 2 percent

REPUBLICAN
  
(652 of 652 precincts - 100 percent)
   
   James Buhrmaster 7,673 - 69 percent
   Steven Vasquez 3,404 - 31 percent

STATE SENATE
43rd District State Senate Race
Counties: Rensselaer & Part of Saratoga
REPUBLICAN 
   (277 of 277 precincts - 100 percent)
   
   Roy McDonald 8,779 - 85 percent
   Raymond Seney 1,507 - 15 percent

DEMOCRATIC  
   (277 of 277 precincts - 100 percent)
   
   Michael Russo 5,484 - 67 percent
   Brian Premo 2,729 - 33 percent

WORKING FAMILIES
   (277 of 277 precincts - 100 percent)
  
   Christopher Consuello 106 - 57 percent
   Brian Premo 81 - 43 percent

44th District State Senate Race
Counties: Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton & Part of Saratoga

DEMOCRATIC
   (277 of 277 precincts - 100 percent)
   
   Fred Goodman 2,995 - 55 percent
   B. K. Keramati 2,475 - 45 percent

46th District State Senate Race
County: Albany

DEMOCRATIC
  (345 of 345 precincts - 100 percent)
   
   Neil Breslin (i) 15,796 - 76 percent
   David Weiss 2,750 - 13 percent
   Charlie Voelker 2,310 - 11 percent

 

ASSEMBLY

64th District Assembly Seat Race

Counties: Part of New York

Candidates:

8 of 94 precincts - 9 percent

Sheldon Silver (i) 477 - 65 percent

Paul Newell 185 - 25 percent

Luke Henry 77 - 10 percent

112th District Assembly Seat Race
Counties: Part of Rensselaer, Part of Saratoga & Washington

REPUBLICAN
Christopher Laing
- Rensselaer County (100% reporting): 202
- Saratoga County (100% reporting): 1,032
- Washington County (100% reporting): 637
* TOTAL: 1,871

Tony Jordan
- Rensselaer County (100% reporting): 402
- Saratoga County (100% reporting): 1,329
- Washington County (100% reporting): 2480
* TOTAL: 4,211