Gillibrand won the November 4, 2008 election with 62% of the vote to Treadwell's 38%. District 21 The 21st district is based on based in the Capital Region, including Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Guilderland, Johnstown, Amsterdam, Colonie, Cohoes, and Waterford. It includes all of Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie, Montgomery counties, and parts of Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Fulton Counties. Due to redistricting, the district gained a large amount of territory, gaining the entirety of Schoharie and Montgomery Counties, as well as the cities of Johnstown and Gloversville, and territory in southern Rensselaer County around East Greenbush and Castleton-On-The-Hudson. The 21st district has a PVI of R+9 but voted for Barack Obama by 18 points in the concurring presidential election. The incumbent is Democrat Michael McNulty, who was reelected with 78.19% of the vote in 2006. He is retiring. On election day, Tonko defeated Republican nominee Jim Buhrmaster. Republican/Conservative nominee Jim Buhrmaster, Member of the Schenectady County Legislature from District 3 Eliminated in primary Steven Vasquez, Ron Paul supporter Primary results Democratic/Working Families nominee Paul D. Tonko, Member of the New York State Assembly from the 105th State Assembly district since 1983 Eliminated in primary M. Tracey Brooks, Democratic nominee for 108th State Assembly district in 2002 Phillip G. Steck, Member of the Albany County Legislature for the 15th district since 1999 and Colonie Town Democratic chairman Darius Shahinfar Joseph P. Sullivan, perennial candidate Declined Neil Breslin, Member of the New York State Senate from the 46th State Senate district since 1997 Endorsements Primary results General election Predictions Results District 22 District 23 The 23rd district is based in the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains, including Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Fort Drum, Watertown, Oswego, and parts of Saranac Lake. It includes all of Clinton, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Hamilton, Lewis, Jefferson, Oswego, and Madison counties and parts of Fulton, Oneida, and Essex counties. Due to redistricting, the district was renumbered from the 24th to the 23rd and changed a small amount of territory, gaining in portions of Essex County around the Adirondack Mountains as well as a new portion of the district in Oneida County, gaining the towns around the cities of Rome and Utica, and gained the entirety of Madison County, but lost its portion of Herkimer County entirely and the cities of Gloversville and Amsterdam in Fulton County. The 23rd district has a PVI of R+2 but voted for Barack Obama by 1 point