By Hinman Straub
In yet another interesting Election Night in the Empire State, the New York State Legislature will once again have a number of new members from across the state and on both sides of the aisle. A review of the election results in New York follows.
Federal
A reliably “Blue State,” Vice President Kamala Harris won all New York’s 28 electoral votes over President-elect Trump 54.64% to 43.27%. This 12-percentage point win is a significant underperformance compared to previous presidential elections, including 2020 where President Biden won New York by 23-percentage points. Of the 26 U.S. House seats, three seats were “flipped,” where new Democratic representatives defeated Republican incumbents.
On Long Island, Laura Gillen defeated Republican incumbent Anthony D’Esposito.
In the Hudson Valley, Democratic challenger Josh Riley prevailed over Republican incumbent Marc Molinaro.
In Central New York, Democrat John Mannion won the seat currently held by Republican incumbent Brandon Williams.
Heading into 2025, New York’s Congressional Delegation will have 19 Democrats and 7 Republicans from across the state. Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand also won reelection.
State Senate
Senate Democrats appear to have lost their Supermajority, which requires 42 seats in the 63-seat body. While they have maintained a clear majority, winning at least 40 seats, incumbent Senator Iwen Chu (D-Brooklyn) conceded to Republican Stephen Chan. The one race that appears too close to call is the seat being. Democrat Christopher Ryan won an open seat vacated by John Mannion (D-Syracuse), who chose to run for Congress, prevailing over Republican Nicholas Paro.
In all, 58 incumbents appear to have been re-elected; four incumbents (all Democrats) sought not to seek office either choosing to run for Congress or to retire from the Senate. These seats will continue to be represented by Democrats:
State Assembly
In the Assembly, Democrats will retain their large majority, in the 150-seat chamber. Republicans flipped two Democratic seats, with Republican Patrick Chludzinski ousting Monica Wallace (D-Cheektowaga), and Republican Daniel Norber defeating Gina Sillitti (D-Nassau). Also in Nassau County, Republican Edward Flood was defeated by the Democratic candidate, Rebecca Kassay.
In total 15 Assembly Members chose not to seek re-election. Each of those seats appears to have been retained by the same party as the incumbent.
The 2025 Legislative Session will begin in early January, when all 63 State Senators and 150 Members of Assembly will formally take office.