Notable New York races, 2016
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| Primary | September 13, 2016 |
| General | November 8, 2016 |
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Ballotpedia identified six notable New York state legislative races in 2016. The New York State Senate was also one of 20 battleground chambers Ballotpedia tracked in the November 2016 election.
Overview
- Main articles: New York State Assembly elections, 2016 and New York State Senate elections, 2016
All 150 state Assembly seats and all 63 state Senate seats were up for election in 2016.
| Partisan breakdown of the New York Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Republicans | Democrats | Vacancies |
| New York Assembly | 43 seats | 105 seats | 2 seats |
| New York Senate | 31 seats | 31 seats | 1 seat |
Democrats held a state government trifecta from 2009 to 2011, when they lost control of the Senate. Democrats were within reach of a state government trifecta in 2016. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) was not up for election in 2016; Democrats held more than a two-to-one edge in the Assembly, and they had to pick up just one seat to gain a majority in the Senate.
Two open races—for the GOP-held seat in Senate District 7 and the Democratic-held seat in Senate District 60—attracted competitive general election fields in 2016.[1] Democratic candidates challenged Republican incumbents in Senate District 40 and Senate District 41, in their bid for control of the chamber.[1] The District 41 race featured a rerun of a 2014 candidate matchup.[2] A Republican candidate also challenged the Democratic incumbent to a rematch in Senate District 9.[1]
What makes a race notable?
Ballotpedia uses these criteria to identify notable races:
- Incumbents facing more conservative or liberal challengers
- Rematches between candidates
- Races that receive considerable media attention
- Races that could significantly affect the state's partisan balance
- Competitive races involving party leaders
- Open, competitive races with Republican and Democratic primaries
- Races that capture money and attention from outside groups, including key endorsements
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Notable general elections
Senate District 6 - General election
| A Democratic candidate challenged the Republican incumbent to a rematch. |
Kemp Hannon (R) defeated Ryan Cronin (D) in the November 2016 general election.[3]
Democrat Ryan E. Cronin (D) challenged Sen. Kemp Hannon (R) to a rematch in Senate District 6 in 2016.[1] Hannon defeated Cronin in 2012 by a margin of victory of four percent. Democrats viewed the rematch as a potential pickup opportunity in their bid for control of the Senate. Cronin and Hannon both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[1]
Senate District 7 - General election
| A Democratic candidate and a Republican candidate competed for the open seat vacated by a Republican incumbent. |
Elaine Phillips (R) defeated Adam Haber (D) in the November 2016 general election.[3]
Sen. Jack Martins (R) did not run for re-election to his Senate District 7 seat in 2016, opting instead for a bid for the U.S. House in New York's 3rd Congressional District.[4] Democrats viewed the open seat as a potential pickup opportunity in their bid for control of the Senate.[5] Democratic candidate Adam Haber made an unsuccessful run for the seat in 2014.[2]
Senate District 9 - General election
| A Republican candidate and Green Party candidate challenged the newly elected Democratic incumbent to a rematch. |
Incumbent Todd Kaminsky (D) defeated Christopher McGrath (R) in the 2016 general election.[3]
Republican candidate Christopher McGrath challenged Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D) to a rematch in competitive Senate District 9 in 2016.[1][5][6] Kaminsky won the District 9 seat over McGrath in a closely contested special election in April 2016, and Republicans viewed it as a potential pickup opportunity in their bid for control of the Senate.[5][6] Kaminsky also faced Green Party candidate Laurence Hirsh in his bid for election to a full term.[1]
Senate District 40 - General election
| A Democratic candidate and Working Families candidate challenged the freshman Republican incumbent. |
Sen. Terrence Murphy (R) defeated challenger Alison Boak (D) in the November 2016 general election.[3][1][5][6] Democrats viewed the seat as a potential pickup opportunity in their bid for control of the Senate. [5] Boak defeated Andrew Falk in the Democratic primary. Murphy was unopposed in the Republican primary. [1]
Senate District 41 - General election
| A Democratic candidate challenged the Republican incumbent to a rematch. |
Former Sen. Terry Gipson (D) was defeated by Sen. Sue Serino (R) in the November 2016 general election, a rematch for Senate District 41.[3][1][2] Serino narrowly defeated then-Sen. Gipson to win the seat in 2014.[2] Democrats viewed the rematch as a potential pickup opportunity in their bid for control of the Senate.[5] Serino and Gipson both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[1]
Senate District 60 - General election
| A Democrat, a Republican, and a Green Party candidate competed for the open seat vacated by a Democratic incumbent. |
Christopher Jacobs (R) defeated Amber Small (D) in the November 2016 general election.[3]
Sen. Marc Panepinto (D) retired from his Senate District 60 seat in 2016.[5][6] Republicans viewed the open seat as a potential pickup opportunity in their bid for control of the Senate.[5][6] Christopher Jacobs defeated Kevin Stocker in the Republican primary, while Amber Small defeated Alfred Coppola in the Democratic primary. Jacobs, Small, and Green Party candidate James DePasquale faced off for the seat in November.[1]
Freshman legislators
The following is a list of challengers who won election on November 8.
- Angelo J. Morinello (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 145
- Anthony D'Urso (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 16
- Brian Barnwell (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 30
- Brian Miller (New York) (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 101
- Carmen N. De La Rosa (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 72
- Christopher Jacobs (Republican), .New York State Senate, District 60
- Clyde Vanel (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 33
- D. Billy Jones (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 115
- Elaine Phillips (Republican), .New York State Senate, District 7
- Inez E. Dickens (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 70
- Jamaal Bailey (Democratic), .New York State Senate, District 36
- James Tedisco (Republican), .New York State Senate, District 49
- John E. Brooks (Democratic), .New York State Senate, District 8
- Joseph Errigo (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 133
- Kevin M. Byrne (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 94
- Marisol Alcantara (Democratic), .New York State Senate, District 31
- Mary Beth Walsh (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 112
- Melissa L. Miller (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 20
- Michael J. Norris (Republican), .New York State Assembly, District 144
- Monica P. Wallace (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 143
- Pamela Helming (Republican), .New York State Senate, District 54
- Robert C. Carroll (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 44
- Stacey G. Pheffer Amato (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 23
- Tremaine S. Wright (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 56
- Yuh-Line Niou (Democratic), .New York State Assembly, District 65
Defeated incumbents
The following is a list of incumbents who were defeated on November 8.
- Alice Cancel (Women's Equality Party), .New York State Assembly, District 65
- John Ceretto (Democratic), .New York State Assembly District 145
- Michael Venditto (Republican), .New York State Senate, District 8
See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Senate
- New York State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings Received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," August 13, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 New York Times, "New York Results," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Queens Chronicle, "Jack Martins to Run for Rep. Israel's Seat," January 8, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Time Warner Cable News, "Where the Senate Dems Believe They Can Compete," June 6, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Times Union, "Senate Campaign Focuses Turn to Long Island, Hudson Valley, Buffalo," July 18, 2016
