New York State Senate District 28
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Liz Krueger Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Alina BonsellRepublicanLiz KruegerDemocratic · Incumbent14 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Liz Krueger (D) 75.9, Louis Puliafito (R) 24.0
- Last election
- Liz Krueger (Democratic) won by 51.9 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BonsellRight column: Krueger
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeKruegerNo published score for Bonsell
- Races
- None listed
- Won 12 of 13
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 14
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Candidates on the ballot
- Liz KruegerIncumbentDemocratic
- Alina BonsellRepublican(Republican, Block Mamdani)
Source: elections.ny.gov, dated Oct 7
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 128,961
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon Democratic 97,85175.9% RepublicanLouis Puliafito Republican 30,88123.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2290.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 98,956
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon(incumbent) Democratic 76,73777.5% RepublicanAwadhesh Kumar Gupta Republican 22,15822.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 610.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 145,097
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon(incumbent) Democratic 113,10978.0% RepublicanMichael Zumbluskas Republican 31,88822.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1000.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 114,043
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon(incumbent) Democratic 93,28081.8% RepublicanPeter Holmberg Republican 20,76318.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 134,982
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon(incumbent) Democratic 101,11774.9% RepublicanMichael Zumbluskas Republican 33,78825.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 770.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,037
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon(incumbent) Democratic 42,09473.8% RepublicanMichael K. Zumbluskas Republican 14,94326.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 112,730
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLiz KruegerWon(incumbent) Democratic 83,32773.9% RepublicanDavid Paul Garland Republican 29,40326.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,354
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJose M. SerranoWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,11591.1% RepublicanJon Girodes Republican 2,6317.2% OtherKeesha S. Weiner Other 5681.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 400.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 68,601
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJose M. SerranoWon(incumbent) Democratic 63,78893.0% RepublicanKeesha S. Weiner Republican 4,8137.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,642
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJose SerranoWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,642100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 67,338
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJose SerranoWon Democratic 55,32082.2% RepublicanOlga A. Mendez(incumbent) Republican 11,67917.3% OtherAgustin Alamo Estrada Other 3390.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,659
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanOlga A. MendezWon(incumbent) Republican 29,41195.9% OtherFelix Rosado Other 8512.8% OtherAgustin Alamo Estrada Other 3971.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 61,899
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticOlga A. MendezWon(incumbent) Democratic 59,25995.7% GreenFelix Rosado Green 2,4063.9% OtherJose I. Adams Other 2340.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,774
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticOlga A. MendezWon(incumbent) Democratic 40,01098.1% OtherFrancisco A. Gomez Other 7641.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,789
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticOlga A. MendezWon(incumbent) Democratic 47,95496.3% OtherFrancisco A. Gomez Other 1,0642.1% IndependentFrancesca M. Castellanos Independent 7711.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,307
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticOlga A. MendezWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,07496.5% OtherFrancisco A. Gomez Other 8212.3% OtherJose I. Adams Other 4121.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,145
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticOlga A. MendezWon(incumbent) Democratic 43,07087.6% RepublicanDelco L. Cornett Republican 5,24310.7% OtherSamuel Harvey Other 8321.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,393
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFranz S. LeichterWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,55494.5% OtherFrederick Hille Other 1,8395.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 70,694
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFranz S. LeichterWon(incumbent) Democratic 59,95884.8% RepublicanMarvin Sandberg Republican 9,62913.6% OtherByron Paul Bales Other 1,1071.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,393
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFranz S. LeichterWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,46886.0% RepublicanHelen Gordon Bailey Republican 5,25312.4% OtherByron Paul Bales Other 6721.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 78,309
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFranz S. LeichterWon(incumbent) Democratic 63,39581.0% RepublicanLouis Diaz Carlo Republican 14,91419.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,371
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFranz S. LeichterWon(incumbent) Democratic 42,68686.5% RepublicanVincent A. Apicella Republican 5,69711.5% OtherArlene J. Kennare Other 9882.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,787
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLeon BoguesWon Democratic 46,98181.3% RepublicanDorothy Gordon Republican 10,34217.9% OtherLeonides Martinez Other 4640.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,093
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCarl McCallWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,82689.6% RepublicanFern Lande Republican 4,26710.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,420
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCarl McCallWon(incumbent) Democratic 58,63689.6% RepublicanAndrew J. Lennox Republican 5,3828.2% OtherDavid Caplan Other 1,4022.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,148
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCarl McCallWon Democratic 40,07886.8% RepublicanAdelle H. Peer Republican 4,73410.3% OtherEvelyn Kroner Other 1,3362.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,522
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSidney A. VonlutherWon(incumbent) Democratic 59,75282.4% RepublicanEdward Levin Republican 10,86015.0% OtherDavid Caplan Other 1,9102.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,817
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph ZaretzkiWon(incumbent) Democratic 50,90377.3% RepublicanJack Rothbaum Republican 9,35714.2% OtherMary McGowan Other 5,5578.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,697
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
New York Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph ZaretzkiWon(incumbent) Democratic 54,96278.9% RepublicanBurton G. Trick Republican 10,82215.5% OtherMargaret S. Duane Other 3,9135.6%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). New York State Senate District 28, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ny/senate/28. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/sldu:28
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026