2024-11-06 23:05:05
Democrats in the state Senate have managed to hold on to their majority two elections after winning it back in 2018, bucking the dysfunctional reputation they gained the last time they were in control. The party is sure to maintain that majority for a third time this election – but Republicans have broken Democrats’ supermajority in the chamber. Democrats won a two-thirds majority in 2020, expanding their ranks large enough to override a veto along with the Assembly (where the party also holds a supermajority). But Democrats suffered setbacks in 2022 in both chambers of the state Legislature and had additional losses this year.
A pickup opportunity is in Central New York, where Republicans came within 10 votes of flipping the 50th State Senate District in 2022 and where Democrats no longer have an incumbent running. The race there remains too close to call.
But if some Democrats are on the defensive, so too are Republicans. For Democrats, one of their best pickup opportunities seemed to be the 39th State Senate District in and around Poughkeepsie. A new district created in the 2022 redistricting process, the Democratic-leaning seat seemed like it would have been a good one for Democrats to win. But Republican state Sen. Rob Rolison, then the mayor of Poughkeepsie, won instead and has won reelection this year.
1st District
East End of Suffolk County
Anthony Palumbo (R, C): 50.87%
Sarah Anker (D, Common Sense Suffolk): 44.38%
With 214 of 214 election districts reported
4th District
Parts of Suffolk County, including Brentwood and Central Islip
Monica Martinez (D, WFP): 51.96%
Teresa Bryant (R, C): 40.39%
With 200 of 200 election districts reported
7th District
Long Island, North Shore from Great Neck to Laurel Hollow
Jack Martins (R, C): 52.24%
Kim Keiserman (D): 41.83%
With 265 of 265 election districts reported
11th District
Queens, including Whitestone, College Point, Glen Oaks and Queens Village, as well as Rikers Island in the Bronx
Toby Ann Stavisky (D, WFP): 50.77%
Yiatin Chu (R, C): 43.41%
With 170 of 170 election districts reported
17th District
Brooklyn, including parts of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst
Steve Chan (R, C): 50.68%
Iwen Chu (D, WFP): 40.89%
With 134 of 134 election districts reported
23rd District
Staten Island’s North Shore and parts of southern Brooklyn
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D): 50.33%
Marko Kepi (R): 41.28%
With 163 of 163 election districts reported
38th District
Hudson Valley, including most of Rockland County
Bill Weber (R, C): 48.81%
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D): 41.70%
Barbara Francis (WFP): 2.14%
With 293 of 293 election districts reported
39th District
Hudson Valley, including much of Orange County, Poughkeepsie and Cold Spring
Rob Rolison (R, C): 48.63%
Yvette Valdes Smith (D, WFP): 46.05%
With 204 of 207 election districts reported
40th District
Hudson Valley, including parts of Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties
Pete Harckham (D, WFP): 50.68%
Gina Arena (R, C): 44.41%
With 279 of 284 election districts reported
42nd District
Hudson Valley, including most of Orange County
James Skoufis (D, WFP): 50.94%
Dorey Houle (R): 38.72%
Timothy Mitts (C): 4.71%
With 238 of 272 election districts reported
43rd District
Rensselaer, Washington and Albany counties
Jake Ashby (R, C): 52.52%
Alvin Gamble (D): 43.12%
With 228 of 228 election districts reported
46th District
Capital Region, including Albany, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Patricia Fahy (D, WFP): 53.07%
Ted Danz Jr. (R, C): 42.60%
With 247 of 247 election districts reported
50th District
Central New York, including the suburbs of Syracuse
Chris Ryan (D, WFP): 48.67%
Nick Paro (R, C): 48.33%
With 290 of 290 election districts reported
52nd District
Southern Tier, including Ithaca, Binghamton and Cortland
Lea Webb (D, WFP): 55%
Michael Sigler (R, Local 607): 40.98%
With 218 of 219 election districts reported
63rd District
Western New York, including most of Buffalo
April Baskin (D, WFP): 60.35%
Jack Moretti (R, C): 31.04%
With 234 of 236 election districts reported
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