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New York state legislative special elections, 2016

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Four seats were vacated in the New York State Legislature in 2016. All four seats were filled through special elections.

Vacancies filled
  • State Senate District 9: The seat was vacant following Dean Skelos' (R) conviction on December 11, 2015. He was removed from office after he was convicted of eight counts of corruption.

Breakdown of 2016 special elections

Across the country in 2016, special elections for state legislative positions were held for a variety of reasons:

  • 23 were due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 11 were due to a retirement
  • 11 were due to the incumbent accepting another job
  • 12 were due to a death
  • 4 were due to a conviction
  • 3 were due to filling a remaining term
  • 1 was due to an expulsion

The partisan breakdown for vacancies were as follows:

Partisan Change from Special Elections
Party As of Vacancy After Special Election
     Democratic Party 37 39
     Republican Party 28 24
     Independent 0 2
Total 65 65

Note: The table above reflected information for elections that were held—not total vacant seats.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the New York Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. A special election can be held as long as the vacancy occurred before April 1 of the last year of the former officeholder's term. If a special session is called in the state legislature after this date, a special election may be called to fill the seat.[1] The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[2]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New York Public Officers Law § 42


Special elections

April 19, 2016



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 42. Filling vacancies in elective offices," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 42 (4))
  2. ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 38. Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 38)
  3. ↑ Governor of New York, "Special election proclamation," accessed February 1, 2016
  4. ↑ Kings County Politics, "Persaud Cruises To Easy Win In 19th Senate District Race," accessed December 2, 2015
  5. ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed April 19, 2016
  6. ↑ kingscountypolitics.com, "Brooklyn’s GOP Warring Factions Unite Behind Ferretti," accessed April 7, 2016
  7. ↑ King County Politics, "Brooklyn Lawmakers On The Move Feb. 9, 2016," accessed February 9, 2016
  8. ↑ Governor of New York, "Special election proclamation," accessed February 1, 2016
  9. ↑ silive.com, "Borelli casts first votes as South Shore councilman," accessed January 6, 2016
  10. ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed April 19, 2016
  11. ↑ silive.com, "Ron Castorina gets Reform Party backing in Assembly race," accessed February 9, 2016
  12. ↑ Governor of New York, "Special election proclamation," accessed February 1, 2016
  13. ↑ NY Times, "Sheldon Silver, Ex-New York Assembly Speaker, Is Found Guilty on All Counts," accessed November 30, 2015
  14. ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed April 19, 2016
  15. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Sparks Fly Early in Race for Sheldon Silver’s Old Assembly Seat," accessed February 9, 2016
  16. ↑ Governor of New York, "Special election proclamation," accessed February 1, 2016
  17. ↑ NY Times, "Dean Skelos, Ex-New York Senate Leader, and His Son Are Convicted of Corruption," accessed December 11, 2015
  18. ↑ NY Times, "Democrat Declared Winner of Dean Skelos’s Senate Seat on Long Island," accessed April 29, 2016
  19. ↑ Long Beach Herald, "McGrath turns down local candidates forums," accessed April 7, 2016
  20. ↑ Daily Kos, "Morning Digest: Total non-carpetbagger Liz Cheney posts Wyoming House bid announcement from Virginia," accessed February 3, 2016
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