| County | Paul Tonko (D,WF) |
James Buhrmaster (R,C) |
Phillip Steck (Independence Party) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | 86,893 | 65.7% | 40,848 | 30.9% | 4,595 | 3.5% | 11 | 0.0% | 46,045 | 132,347 | |||||||||
| Fulton County (pt.) | 5,717 | 58.3% | 3,893 | 39.7% | 192 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,824 | 9,802 | |||||||||
| Montgomery County | 12,024 | 65.2% | 6,140 | 33.3% | 287 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,884 | 18,451 | |||||||||
| Rensselaer County (pt.) | 21,430 | 60.3% | 12,827 | 36.1% | 1,277 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,603 | 35,534 | |||||||||
| Saratoga County (pt.) | 1,814 | 51.8% | 1,588 | 45.4% | 97 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 226 | 3,499 | |||||||||
| Schenectady County | 36,816 | 58.3% | 25,141 | 39.8% | 1,202 | 1.9% | 10 | 0.0% | 11,675 | 63,169 | |||||||||
| Schoharie County | 6,592 | 50.4% | 6,162 | 47.1% | 315 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.0% | 430 | 13,070 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 171,286 | 62.1% | 96,599 | 35.0% | 7,965 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 74,687 | 275,850 | |||||||||
| Total R vote: 96,599 (35.0%) Total D vote: 171,286 (62.1%) Total Other vote: 7,965 (2.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $753,522 | $504,381 | $552,515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $748,251 | $504,381 | $552,608 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $2,021 | $0 | $92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $0 | $195,000 | $164,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $430,140 | $278,685 | $380,758 | ||||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $1,200 | $2,200 | $3,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $312,207 | $24,545 | $4,850 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $753,522 | $504,381 | $552,515 | ||||||||||||||||
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**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Paul Tonko | |
| Total Disbursements: | $753,522 |
| Total Receipts: | $748,251 |
| Cash on Hand: | $2,021 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $3,000 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $430,140 |
| Party Contributions: | $1,200 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $312,207 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $753,522 |
| James Buhrmaster | |
| Total Disbursements: | $504,381 |
| Total Receipts: | $504,381 |
| Cash on Hand: | $0 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $195,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $278,685 |
| Party Contributions: | $2,200 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $24,545 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $504,381 |
| Phillip Steck | |
| Total Disbursements: | $552,515 |
| Total Receipts: | $552,608 |
| Cash on Hand: | $92 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $164,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $380,758 |
| Party Contributions: | $3,000 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $4,850 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $552,515 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/NY/21/2008
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | James Buhrmaster | 8,589 | 70.4% | $504,381 |
| 2 | Steve Vasquez | 3,605 | 29.6% | $28,809 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 12,194 | |||
| Democrat Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Paul Tonko | 15,932 | 39.5% | $753,522 |
| 2 | Tracey Brooks | 12,166 | 30.2% | $642,195 |
| 3 | Phillip Steck | 7,498 | 18.6% | $552,515 |
| 4 | Darius Shahinfar | 4,002 | 9.9% | $390,921 |
| 5 | Joseph Sullivan | 738 | 1.8% | |
| TOTAL VOTES | 40,336 | |||