2010 New York State Senate election

2010 New York State Senate election

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All 62 seats in the New York State Senate
32 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pedro Espada Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 33rd District
Seats before 32 29
Seats after 30 32
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2

The 2010 New York State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010 to elect representatives from all 62 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.[1] Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.[2] Republicans retook the Senate majority,[3] winning 32 seats to the Democrats' 30 on Election Day.[4][5]

One Republican Senate incumbent, Senator Frank Padavan of Queens, was defeated,[6] while four Democratic incumbents (Sens. Brian Foley,[7] Antoine Thompson,[8] Darrel Aubertine,[9] and Craig Johnson[4]) were defeated in the general election.[10][1] Democratic candidate David Carlucci was elected to an open seat in Senate District 38[11] that had become vacant due to the July 2010 death of Republican Senator Thomas Morahan.[12] Incumbent Democrat William Stachowski was defeated by Timothy M. Kennedy in a Democratic primary in Senate District 58,[13] and Kennedy prevailed in the general election.[14] The Republicans' takeover of control of the State Senate was not confirmed until Johnson, who had sought a full hand recount of his race, exhausted his final court appeal on December 20, 2010.[4]

  1. ^ a b "New York State Legislature Election Results". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Vielkind, Jimmy. "Democrats Take Control of New York State Senate for First Time Since 2010". WSJ.
  4. ^ a b c "Court backs Martins win, GOP takes NY Senate". Newsday.
  5. ^ "Recertified 2010 New York State Senate Election Results" (PDF). Elections.NY.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Rhoades, Liz. "Padavan concedes; Avella talks strategy". Queens Chronicle.
  7. ^ Bolger, Timothy (November 3, 2010). "LI State Senate Races: Zeldin Ousts Foley, Johnson-Martins a Close Call". Long Island Press. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  8. ^ "Democratic NY Sen. Thompson concedes in recount". Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.
  9. ^ David Lassman / The Post-Standard (November 18, 2010). "Williams giving up Republican chair in Oswego County". syracuse.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  10. ^ Judy Rattner (December 2, 2010). "Skelos to lead GOP in Senate". LIHerald.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  11. ^ "State Senate: Carluccci defeats Vanderhoef for Morahan's seat". Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  12. ^ "Senator Morahan passes away – YNN, Your News Now". Hudsonvalley.ynn.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  13. ^ Stephen T. Watson (September 15, 2010). "Kennedy records resounding victory over Stachowski – Politics". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  14. ^ "Kennedy edges out Quinn by 2%". WIVB.com. November 3, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

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