One Last Look at the New York State Senate

The New York State Senate, like the rest of our nation's government, may look very different tomorrow. But just what does it look like now? Here's a snapshot of the current Senate composition, including who's expected to claim, retain, or steal a seat, and which races are still too close to call.

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Current NY State Senate: 29 Republican, 32 Democrat, 1 Vacancy

Incumbents listed in bold

D - Democratic Party

R - Republican Party

C - Conservative Party

T - Tea Party

G - Green Party

WFP - Working Families Party

IP - Independence Party

 

Uncontested Democrats (2)

District 10: Shirley Huntley (D)

District 23: Diane Savino (D)

 

Uncontested Republicans (3)

District 24: Andrew Lanza (R)

District 45: Elizabeth Little (R)

District 51: James Seward (R)

 

Open Seats, Formerly Democratic (3)

District 12: Jerome Tina (R) v. Michael Gianaris (D)

• Gianaris has name recognition from his time in the State Assembly, while Tina is a political newcomer

District 31: Stylo Sapaskis (R) v. Adriano Espaillat (D) v. Raphael Klapper (C) v. Ann Roos (G)

• Espaillat has been endorsed by former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, and is also the only elected official running for this seat


• Incumbent was Democrat Eric Schneiderman, now running for Attorney General

District 33: John McCarthy (R) v. Jose Gustavo Rivera (D) v. John Reynolds (G)

• Incumbent was Democrat Pedro Espada, who lost primary to Rivera

 

Open Seats, Formerly Republican (4)

District 38: C. Vanderhoef (R) v. David Carlucci (D)

District 40: Gregory Ball (R) v. Michael Kaplowitz (D) v. Mary Murphy (C)  

District 53: Thomas O’Mara (R) v. Pamela Mackesey (D) 

District 59: Patrick Gallivan (R) v. Cynthia Appleton (D) v. David DiPietro (T)

 

Projected Locks, Democratic (1)

District 49: Andrew Russo (R) v. David Valesky (D)

• 10/4 Siena Research Institute poll finds Valesky leads by 10 points

 

Projected Locks, Republican (3)

District 11: Frank Padavan (R) v. Tony Avella (D)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds Padavan leading Avella 56 – 32

District 44: Hugh Farley (R) v. Susan Savage (D)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds Farley leading Savage 55 - 37

District 55: James Alesi (R) v. Mary Wilmot (D)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds Alesi leading Wilmot 55 - 35

 

Closest Races

District 3: Lee Zeldin (R) v. Brian Foley (D)

•  9/28 SRI poll finds race virtually tied

District 40: Gregory Ball (R) v. Michael Kaplowitz (D) v. Mary Murphy (C)

• Incumbent vacated, was Republican

• 10/4 SRI poll finds race virtually tied

District 48: Patricia Ritchie (R) v. Darrel Aubertine (D)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds Ritchie with a slight lead over Aubertine 48 - 45 

District 58: Jack Quinn (R) v. Timothy Kennedy (D) v. William Stachowski (WFP/IP)

• Incumbent Stachowski was defeated in the Democratic primary by Timothy Kennedy; now running on Working Families and Independence tickets

• 10/4 SRI poll finds race virtually tied

 

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Full list of District Races

 

District 1: Kenneth LaValle (R) v. Jennifer Maertz (D)

• LaValle has been in office since 1976

 

District 2: John Flanagan (R) v. Ira Bernstein (D)

• Flanagan has been in office since 2002

 

District 3: Lee Zeldin (R) v. Brian Foley (D)

• 9/28 SRI poll finds Zeldin and Foley tied

• Foley has been in office since 2008

 

District 4: Owen Johnson (R) v. Maeghan Lollo (D)

• Johnson has been in office since 1973

 

District 5: Carl Marcellino (R) v. Larry Silverman (D)

• Marcellino has been in office since 1995

• Silverman lost to Marcellino in 2000

 

District 6: Kemp Hannon (R) v. Francesca Carlow (D) v. David Mejias (WFP)

• Hannon has been in office since 1989

 

District 7: Jack Martins (R) v. Craig Johnson (D)

• Johnson has been in office since 2007

 

District 8: Charles Fuschillo (R) v. Carol Gordon (D)

• Fuschillo has been in office since 1998

 

District 9: Dean Skelos (R) v. George Sava (D)

• Skelos has been in office since 1985

 

District 10: Shirley Huntley (D)

•  Huntley has been in office since 2007

 

District 11: Frank Padavan (R) v. Tony Avella (D)

•  10/4 SRI poll finds Padavan leading Avella 56 – 32

• Padavan has been in office since 1973

 

District 12: Jerome Tina (R) v. Michael Gianaris (D)

• Incumbent was Democrat

 

District 13: Richard La Salle (R) v. Jose Peralta (D)

•  Peralta has been in office since March 2010, after Hiram Monserrate was expelled from his seat for being convicted of domestic assault

 

District 14: Samuel Benoit (R) v. Malcolm Smith (D)

• Smith has been in office since 2003

 

District 15: Anthony Como (R) v. Joseph Addabbo (D)

• Addabbo has been in office since 2009

• Addabbo one of only 8 Democratic state senators to vote against marriage

equality legislation, which failed to pass the Senate

 

District 16: Robert Schwartz (C) v. Toby Ann Stavisky (D)

•  Stavisky has been in office since 1999

 

District 17: Michael Freeman-Saulsberre (R) v. Martin Malave Dilan (D)

• Dilan has been in office since 2002

 

District 18: Laquan Word (R) v. Velmanette Montgomery (D)

•  Montgomery has been in office since 1993

 

District 19: Rose Laney (R) v. John Sampson (D)

• Sampson has been in office since 1996

 

District 20: Allan Romaguera (R) v. Eric Adams (D)

•  Adams has been in office since 2007

 

District 21: Jeffrey Lodge (R) v. Kevin Parker (D) v. Brian Kelly (C)

• Kevin Parker has been in office since 2003

 

District 22: Martin Golden (R) v. Michael DiSanto (D)

• Golden has been in office since 2003

 

District 23: Diane Savino (D)

 

District 24: Andrew Lanza (R)

• Lanza has been in office since 2007

 

District 25: Joseph Nardiello (R) v. Daniel Squadron (D)

•  Squadron has been in office since 2009

 

District 26: Saul Farber (R) v. Liz Krueger (D)

•  Krueger has been in office since 2002

 

District 27: Avrahom Rosenberg (C) v. Carl Kruger (D)

•  Kruger has been in office since 2003

 

District 28: Jon Girodes (R) v. Jose Serrano (D) v. Keesha Weiner (C)

• Serrano has been in office since 2005

 

District 29: Joseph Mendola (R) v. Thomas Duane (D)

•  Duane has been in office since 2003

 

District 30: Donal Yarbrough (R) v. Bill Perkins (D)

•  Perkins has been in office since 2007

 

District 31: Stylo Sapaskis (R) v. Adriano Espaillat (D) v. Raphael Klapper (C) v. Ann Roos (Green Party)

• Incumbent was Democrat (Eric Schneiderman, running for AG)

 

District 32: Michael Walters (C) v. Ruben Diaz (D)

• Diaz has been in office since 2003

 

District 33: John McCarthy (R) v. Jose Gustavo Rivera (D) v. John Reynolds (G)

• Incumbent was Democrat Pedro Espada, who lost primary to Rivera

 

District 34: Frank Vernuccio (R) v. Jeffrey Klein (D)

• Klein has been in office since 2005

 

District 35: Liam McLaughlin (R) v. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)

• Stewart-Cousins has been in office since 2007

 

District 36: Robert Diamond (R) v. Ruth Hassell-Thomspon (D)

• Hassell-Thompson has been in office since 2003

 

District 37: Bob Cohen (R) v. Suzi Oppenheimer (D)

• Oppenheimer has been in office since 2003

 

District 38: C. Vanderhoef (R) v. David Carlucci (D)

• Incumbent was Republican

 

District 39: William Larkin (R) v. Harley Doles (D)

• Larkin has been in office since 1991

 

District 40: Gregory Ball (R) v. Michael Kaplowitz (D) v. Mary Murphy (C)

• Incumbent was Republican

• 10/4 SRI poll finds race virtually tied

 

District 41: Stephen Saland (R) v. Didi Barrett (D)

• Saland has been in office since 1991

 

District 42: John Bonacic (R) v. David Sager (D)

• Bonacic has been in office since 2003

 

District 43: Roy McDonald (R) v. Joanne Yepsen (D)

• McDonald has been in office since 2009

 

District 44: Hugh Farley (R) v. Susan Savage (D)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds Farley leading Savage 55 - 37

• Farley has been in office since 1977

 

District 45: Elizabeth Little (R)

• Little has been in office since 2003

 

District 46: Robert Domenici (R) v. Neil Breslin (D) v. Michael Carey (Reform Party)

• Breslin has been in office since 1997 

 

District 47: Joseph Griffo (R) v. Michael Hennessy (D)

• Griffo has been in office since 2007

 

District 48: Patricia Ritchie (R) v. Darrel Aubertine (D)

•  10/4 SRI poll finds Ritchie with a slight lead over Aubertine, 48 - 45

• Aubertine has been in office since 2008

 

District 49: Andrew Russo (R) v. David Valesky (D)

•  10/4 SRI poll finds Valesky leads by 10 points

• Valesky has been in office since 2005

 

District 50: John DeFrancisco (R) v. Kathleen Joy (D)

• DeFrancisco has been in office since 2003

 

District 51: James Seward (R)

• Seward has been in office since 2003

 

District 52: Thomas Libous (R) v. John Orzel (D)

• Libous has been in office since 2003   

 

District 53: Thomas O’Mara (R) v. Pamela Mackesey (D)

• Incumbent was Republican

 

District 54: Michael Nozzolio (R) v. Edward O’Shea (D)

• Nozzolio has been in office since 2003

 

District 55: James Alesi (R) v. Mary Wilmot (D)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds Alesi leading Wilmot 55-35

• Alesi has been in office since 1996

 

District 56: Joseph Robach (R) v. Robin Wilt (D)

• Robach has been in office since 2003

 

District 57: Catharine Young (R) v. Michael McCormick (D)

•  Young has been in office since 2005

 

District 58: Jack Quinn (R) v. Timothy Kennedy (D) v. William Stachowski (WFP/IP)

• 10/4 SRI poll finds race virtually tied

• Stachowski has been in office since 1993

 

District 59: Patrick Gallivan (R) v. Cynthia Appleton (D) v. David DiPietro (T)

• Incumbent was Republican

 

District 60: Mark Grisanti (R) v. Antoine Thompson (D)

•  Thompson has been in office since 2007

 

District 61: Michael Ranzenhofer (R) v. Marc Coppola (D)

• Ranzenhofer has been in office since 2009

 

District 62: George Maziarz (R) v. Amy Witryol (D)

• Maziarz has been in office since 2003, when the 62^nd District was created