General Election Results
On Tuesday, November 5 th , Americans around the country cast millions of ballots in federal,
state, and local elections. In the race for the White House, former President Donald Trump won
a second term, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. Also, Republicans regained control of
the United States Senate, and it appears that they may retain control of the House of
Representatives.
Here in New York, all 213 seats of the State Legislature were up for election, and while there
were some surprises, numerically, things will remain almost the same. In 2022, Democrats won
a total of 144 seats in the Legislature. If the two outstanding races remain where they currently
stand, Democrats will still win 144 total seats in the Legislature; however, they will gain a seat
in the Assembly, and lose one in the Senate. This means the breakdown for each House in the
2025/2026 Sessions likely will be:
Assembly (150 seats)
- Democrats – 103
- Republicans – 47
Senate (63 seats)
- Democrats – 41
- Republicans – 22
With Democrats losing a seat in the Senate, they also lose their supermajority by just one seat.
Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt celebrated this in a statement saying, “here in New York,
voters rejected the Senate Supermajority that has pushed extreme policies that have made
New York less affordable and less safe. Along with our newly elected member and returning
incumbents, the New York State Senate Republican Conference stands ready to continue our
work to make New York affordable and safe, and we will not rest until it’s done.” When asked
about the results, Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris said that while Senator Iwen
Chu’s defeat was disappointing, the majority conference remains strong. “Let’s put it this way:
The Republican minority is as irrelevant today as they were before Election Day.”
Results of note include:
Assembly
- Democrat Thomas Schiavoni won the race for Assembly District 1, which is being
vacated by longtime Independent incumbent Fred Thiele, who has caucused with the
Democrats. - In an election that was closer than expected, Democrat Kwani O’Pharrow defeated
Republican Joseph Cardinale. O’Pharrow managed to keep the district in Democratic
hands after incumbent Kimberly Jean-Pierre announced earlier this year that she would
not be seeking reelection. - Republican Daniel Norber defeated Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Gina Sillitti in Assembly District 16.
- Democrats held on to Assembly District 18 with Noah Burroughs’ victory over Danielle Smikle. The district is being vacated by Democratic incumbent Taylor Darling, who ran for State Senate but lost the Democratic Primary.
- Democrat Jordan Wright easily won his race for Assembly District 70, which is being vacated by Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Inez Dickens.
- Assembly District 85, which was previously held by Democrat Kenny Burgos before he abruptly resigned in June for another job, will stay in Democratic hands with the victory of Emerita Torres over Republican candidate Kelly Atkinson and Conservative candidate Gary Lutz.
- Assembly District 96 will remain Democratic with Patrick Carroll defeating Republican Ronald Diz. Carroll will succeed Democratic incumbent Kenneth Zebrowski, who resigned earlier this year to join a lobbying firm.
- In one of the few surprising results, Democrat Aron Wieder defeated Republican incumbent John McGowan in Assembly District 97.
- Democrat Paula Kay won her election against Louis Ingrassia Jr. for the seat being vacated by Democrat Aileen Gunther, who announced her retirement earlier this year.
- Democrat Gabriella Romero easily defeated Alicia Purdy in Assembly District 109, which is being vacated by Democratic Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, who won her own election for State Senate.
- Republican Andrea Bailey managed to fend off a challenge from Democrats in Assembly District 133, which is being vacated by Republican Assemblymember Marjorie Byrnes, who is retiring.
- Assembly District 143 saw the biggest surprise of the night when Republican Patrick Chludzinski defeated Democratic incumbent Assemblymember Monica Wallace.
- Republicans will keep control of Assembly District 143 with Paul Bologna’s win over Democrat Michelle Roman. Republican incumbent Michael Norris did not make the ballot for this election.
- Joe Sempolinski easily kept Assembly District 148 in Republican control with his defeat against Democrat Daniel Brown. Incumbent Assemblymember Joseph Giglio announced his retirement earlier this year.
- Republican Andrew Molitor won his race against Michael Bobseine in Assembly District 150. Republican incumbent Assemblymember Andy Goodell is retiring at the end of his term.
Senate
- Democrat Siela Bynoe ensured Senate District 6 will remain under Democratic control
with her defeat of Thomas Philip Montefinise. Incumbent Kevin Thomas announced
earlier this year he will not be seeking reelection. - Republicans picked up a seat in Brooklyn when Steve Chan defeated Democratic
incumbent Senator Iwen Chu in Senate District 17. - Democratic Assemblymember Patricia Fahy easily won her election for Senate District
46 against Republican Ted Danz. Longtime Democratic incumbent Senator Neil Breslin
will be retiring at the end of his term. - Democrat Christopher Ryan beat out Republican Nick Paro in Senate District 50, which is being vacated by Democratic Senator John Mannion. Mannion, who just won his
congressional election, won this same Senate district in 2022 by just 10 votes. - Democrat April McCants-Baskin defeated Republican John P. Moretti Jr. in the election
for Senate District 63. Former Democratic Senator Tim Kennedy left the Senate in April
after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a Special Election.
There are currently two races that have not yet been called. They are:
Assembly District 4: Democrats seem poised to flip this seat, with Rebecca Kassay currently
ahead of Republican incumbent Assemblymember Edward Flood by 211 votes.
Assembly District 45: Republican incumbent Michael Novakhov is just 270 votes ahead of
Democrat Joey Cohen-Saban in his bid to keep the Brooklyn district under Republican control.
Lastly, on the federal side, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sailed to victory against Michael
Sapriacone and New York Democrats managed to flip three seats in the House of
Representatives, with Laura Gillen, Josh Riley, and John Mannion defeating Republican
incumbent Reps. Anthony D’Esposito, Marcus Molinaro, and Brandon Williams respectively.
You can see full available results, according to the New York State Board of Elections, attached
HERE.