2018 New York State Senate election

2018 New York State Senate election

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All 63 seats in the New York State Senate 32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.59%[1]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins John J. Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 35th District 2nd District Seats before 31 32[a] Seats won 39[b] 23 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 3,242,586 1,926,123 Percentage 55.98% 33.25% Swing 4.48% 3.27%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold Vote Share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%
Temporary President and Majority Leader before election John J. Flanagan Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Democratic

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The 2018 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.^[2] Primary elections were held on September 13, 2018.^[3]

In April 2018, The Wall Street Journal described the state senate as the "last bastion of power" of the Republican Party in the State of New York. The coalition of Republicans and members of the Independent Democratic Conference collapsed in 2018, with 7 of the 8 IDC members returning to the Democratic Caucus. Democrat Simcha Felder, however, continued to caucus with the Republicans, giving them control of the chamber with only 31 seats.^[4] On Election Day, Democrats gained control of the chamber from the Republicans by picking up eight seats.^[5]

The following day, The New York Times wrote that the Democrats had "decisively evict[ed] Republicans from running the State Senate, which they [had] controlled for all but three years since World War II".^[6] Enrolled Democrats won 40 of the chamber's 63 seats,^[2] including all but one seat in New York City and six of the nine seats on Long Island, the latter of which had been under total Republican control since the early 1970s. Brooklyn Senator Simcha Felder, a Democrat who had previously caucused with the Republicans, sought to rejoin the Senate Democratic Conference, but was turned down in December 2018; he was later accepted into the Conference on July 1, 2019.^[7][8]

The Democrats' election victories made possible the January 2019 election of Andrea Stewart-Cousins as the first female Majority Leader and Temporary President in the chamber's history.^[9]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic		Republican
	Mainline Caucus	SF[c][7]
End 2017-2018 Session	31	1	31	63
Begin 2019-2020 Session	39	1	23	63
Latest Voting Share	61.9%	1.6%	36.5%

The vote totals for each party were:

Party	Votes	Percentage	Swing
Democratic	3,242,586	55.98%	4.48%
Republican	1,926,123	33.25%	3.27%
Conservative	253,452	4.38%	0.69%
Independence	155,542	2.69%	0.38%
Working Families	143,776	2.48%	0.40%
Women's Equality	33,835	0.58%	0.11%
Reform	25,362	0.44%	0.12%
Green	10,539	0.18%	0.36%
Stop de Blasio	415	0.01%	New
Upstate Jobs	347	0.01%	New
Tax Revolt	278	0.00%	0.02%

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1	Kenneth LaValle		Rep	Kenneth LaValle		Rep
2	John J. Flanagan		Rep	John J. Flanagan		Rep
3	Thomas Croci		Rep	Monica Martinez		Dem
4	Phil Boyle		Rep	Phil Boyle		Rep
5	Carl L. Marcellino		Rep	Jim Gaughran		Dem
6	Kemp Hannon		Rep	Kevin Thomas		Dem
7	Elaine Phillips		Rep	Anna Kaplan		Dem
8	John Brooks		Dem	John Brooks		Dem
9	Todd Kaminsky		Dem	Todd Kaminsky		Dem
10	James Sanders Jr.		Dem	James Sanders Jr.		Dem
11	Tony Avella		Dem[d]	John Liu		Dem
12	Michael Gianaris		Dem	Michael Gianaris		Dem
13	Jose Peralta		Dem[d]	Jessica Ramos		Dem
14	Leroy Comrie		Dem	Leroy Comrie		Dem
15	Joseph Addabbo Jr.		Dem	Joseph Addabbo Jr.		Dem
16	Toby Ann Stavisky		Dem	Toby Ann Stavisky		Dem
17	Simcha Felder		Dem[e]	Simcha Felder		Dem[f]
18	Martin Malave Dilan		Dem	Julia Salazar		Dem
19	Roxanne Persaud		Dem	Roxanne Persaud		Dem
20	Jesse Hamilton		Dem[d]	Zellnor Myrie		Dem
21	Kevin Parker		Dem	Kevin Parker		Dem
22	Martin Golden		Rep	Andrew Gounardes		Dem
23	Diane Savino		Dem[d]	Diane Savino		Dem
24	Andrew Lanza		Rep	Andrew Lanza		Rep
25	Velmanette Montgomery		Dem	Velmanette Montgomery		Dem
26	Brian P. Kavanagh		Dem	Brian P. Kavanagh		Dem
27	Brad Hoylman		Dem	Brad Hoylman		Dem
28	Liz Krueger		Dem	Liz Krueger		Dem
29	Jose M. Serrano		Dem	Jose M. Serrano		Dem
30	Brian Benjamin		Dem	Brian Benjamin		Dem
31	Marisol Alcantara		Dem[d]	Robert Jackson		Dem
32	Luis R. Sepúlveda		Dem	Luis R. Sepúlveda		Dem
33	Gustavo Rivera		Dem	Gustavo Rivera		Dem
34	Jeffrey D. Klein		Dem[d]	Alessandra Biaggi		Dem
35	Andrea Stewart-Cousins		Dem	Andrea Stewart-Cousins		Dem
36	Jamaal Bailey		Dem	Jamaal Bailey		Dem
37	Shelley Mayer		Dem	Shelley Mayer		Dem
38	David Carlucci		Dem[d]	David Carlucci		Dem
39	William J. Larkin Jr.		Rep	James Skoufis		Dem
40	Terrence Murphy		Rep	Peter Harckham		Dem
41	Sue Serino		Rep	Sue Serino		Rep
42	John Bonacic		Rep	Jen Metzger		Dem
43	Kathy Marchione		Rep	Daphne Jordan		Rep
44	Neil Breslin		Dem	Neil Breslin		Dem
45	Betty Little		Rep	Betty Little		Rep
46	George A. Amedore Jr.		Rep	George A. Amedore Jr.		Rep
47	Joseph Griffo		Rep	Joseph Griffo		Rep
48	Patty Ritchie		Rep	Patty Ritchie		Rep
49	Jim Tedisco		Rep	Jim Tedisco		Rep
50	John DeFrancisco		Rep	Bob Antonacci		Rep
51	James Seward		Rep	James Seward		Rep
52	Fred Akshar		Rep	Fred Akshar		Rep
53	David Valesky		Dem[d]	Rachel May		Dem
54	Pam Helming		Rep	Pam Helming		Rep
55	Richard Funke		Rep	Richard Funke		Rep
56	Joseph Robach		Rep	Joseph Robach		Rep
57	Catharine Young		Rep	Catharine Young		Rep
58	Tom O'Mara		Rep	Tom O'Mara		Rep
59	Patrick Gallivan		Rep	Patrick Gallivan		Rep
60	Chris Jacobs		Rep	Chris Jacobs		Rep
61	Michael Ranzenhofer		Rep	Michael Ranzenhofer		Rep
62	Robert Ortt		Rep	Robert Ortt		Rep
63	Timothy Kennedy		Dem	Timothy Kennedy		Dem

Sources:^[2][10][11]

Five incumbent Republican senators did not seek re-election in 2018. They were:

• Thomas Croci (R), District 3^[12]
• William J. Larkin Jr. (R), District 39^[13]
• John Bonacic (R), District 42^[14]
• Kathy Marchione (R), District 43^[15]
• John A. DeFrancisco (R), District 50^[16]

Seven incumbent senators (all Democrats) ran for re-election, but were defeated in the September 13 primaries.^[17] They were:

• Tony Avella (D-District 11)
• Jose Peralta (D-District 13)
• Martin Malave Dilan (D-District 18)^[18]
• Jesse Hamilton (D-District 20)
• Marisol Alcantara (D-District 31)
• Jeffrey D. Klein (D-District 34)
• David Valesky (D-District 53)

With the exception of Sen. Dilan, all seven had been members of the Independent Democratic Conference.^[18][19]

The following Republican incumbents were defeated on Election Day:

• Carl L. Marcellino (R-District 5)
• Kemp Hannon (R-District 6)
• Elaine Phillips (R-District 7)
• Martin Golden (R-District 22)
• Terrence Murphy (R-District 40)

The six Democratic members of the IDC who were defeated in the September primaries (Sens. Avella, Peralta, Hamilton, Alcantara, Klein, and Valesky) were also on the ballot in November on either the Independence Party line, the Women's Equality Party line, or both (Sen. Peralta also received votes on the Reform Party line). None of the six was re-elected.^[11]

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• The New York State Board of Elections only publishes results for contested primary elections.

Sources:^[2][20][21]

New York's 1st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth LaValle	60,586	48.5
	Conservative	Kenneth LaValle	6,920	5.6
	Independence	Kenneth LaValle	3,150	2.5
	Reform	Kenneth LaValle	361	0.3
	Total	Kenneth LaValle (incumbent)	71,017	56.9
	Democratic	Greg Fischer	53,790	43.1
Total votes			124,807	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 2nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Flanagan	57,621	47.9
	Conservative	John J. Flanagan	6,682	5.5
	Independence	John J. Flanagan	1,524	1.3
	Reform	John J. Flanagan	227	0.2
	Total	John J. Flanagan (incumbent)	66,054	54.9
	Democratic	Kathleen Cleary	52,861	44.0
	Women's Equality	Kathleen Cleary	1,291	1.1
	Total	Kathleen Cleary	54,152	45.1
Total votes			120,206	100.0
	Republican hold

The 3rd district is located on Long Island and includes Medford, Ronkonkoma, and Sayville. Republican Thomas Croci has represented this district since 2015. Croci did not run for reelection.^[12]

New York's 3rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Martinez	46,967	49.3
	Working Families	Monica Martinez	1,428	1.5
	Women's Equality	Monica Martinez	765	0.8
	Total	Monica Martinez	49,160	51.6
	Republican	Dean Murray	40,195	42.2
	Conservative	Dean Murray	4,798	5.0
	Independence	Dean Murray	960	1.0
	Reform	Dean Murray	211	0.2
	Total	Dean Murray	46,164	48.4
Total votes			95,320	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

New York's 4th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Boyle	46,143	45.3
	Conservative	Phil Boyle	5,172	5.1
	Independence	Phil Boyle	1,247	1.2
	Reform	Phil Boyle	205	0.2
	Total	Phil Boyle (incumbent)	52,767	51.8
	Democratic	Lou D'Amaro	47,294	46.4
	Working Families	Lou D'Amaro	1,194	1.2
	Women's Equality	Lou D'Amaro	643	0.6
	Total	Lou D'Amaro	49,131	48.2
Total votes			101,898	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 5th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Gaughran	65,673	53.0
	Working Families	Jim Gaughran	1,465	1.2
	Women's Equality	Jim Gaughran	889	0.7
	Total	Jim Gaughran	68,027	54.9
	Republican	Carl L. Marcellino	49,411	39.9
	Conservative	Carl L. Marcellino	5,223	4.2
	Independence	Carl L. Marcellino	952	0.8
	Reform	Carl L. Marcellino	239	0.2
	Total	Carl L. Marcellino (incumbent)	55,825	45.1
Total votes			123,852	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

In an unexpected upset, Democratic challenger Kevin Thomas defeated Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon.^[22]

New York's 6th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Thomas	53,630	49.4
	Working Families	Kevin Thomas	1,028	0.9
	Women's Equality	Kevin Thomas	546	0.5
	Total	Kevin Thomas	55,204	50.8
	Republican	Kemp Hannon	47,510	43.7
	Conservative	Kemp Hannon	4,906	4.5
	Independence	Kemp Hannon	810	0.8
	Reform	Kemp Hannon	170	0.2
	Total	Kemp Hannon (incumbent)	53,396	49.2
Total votes			108,600	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

New York's 7th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Kaplan	60,969	53.6
	Working Families	Anna Kaplan	1,120	1.0
	Women's Equality	Anna Kaplan	588	0.5
	Total	Anna Kaplan	62,677	55.1
	Republican	Elaine Phillips	46,115	40.5
	Conservative	Elaine Phillips	3,959	3.5
	Independence	Elaine Phillips	771	0.7
	Reform	Elaine Phillips	230	0.2
	Total	Elaine Phillips (incumbent)	51,075	44.9
Total votes			113,752	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

New York's 8th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Brooks	61,784	53.2
	Working Families	John Brooks	1,240	1.1
	Women's Equality	John Brooks	655	0.5
	Total	John Brooks (incumbent)	63,679	54.8
	Republican	Jeffrey Pravato	46,719	40.2
	Conservative	Jeffrey Pravato	4,831	4.2
	Independence	Jeffrey Pravato	764	0.7
	Reform	Jeffrey Pravato	174	0.1
	Total	Jeffrey Pravato	52,488	45.2
Total votes			116,167	100.0
	Democratic hold

Democrat Todd Kaminsky was first elected in a 2016 special election.^[23]

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	505	79.8
	Reform	Francis Becker Jr.	114	18.0
	Reform	Other	14	2.2
Total votes			633	100.0

New York's 9th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	70,538	59.4
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	1,110	0.9
	Independence	Todd Kaminsky	918	0.8
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	693	0.6
	Reform	Todd Kaminsky	153	0.1
	Total	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	73,412	61.8
	Republican	Francis Becker Jr.	41,095	34.6
	Conservative	Francis Becker Jr.	4,044	3.4
	Tax Revolt	Francis Becker Jr.	278	0.2
	Total	Francis Becker Jr.	45,417	38.2
Total votes			118,829	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 10th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sanders Jr.	62,095	97.5
	Working Families	James Sanders Jr.	1,461	2.3
	Reform	James Sanders Jr.	148	0.2
	Total	James Sanders Jr. (incumbent)	63,704	100.0
Total votes			63,704	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Tony Avella, incumbent
• John Liu, former New York City Comptroller

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Liu	12,578	52.3
	Democratic	Tony Avella (incumbent)	11,489	47.7
Total votes			24,067	100.0

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vickie Paladino	1,735	56.7
	Republican	Simon Minching	1,323	43.3
Total votes			3,058	100.0

New York's 11th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Liu	42,047	53.6
	Republican	Vickie Paladino	19,062	24.3
	Independence	Tony Avella	15,528	19.8
	Women's Equality	Tony Avella	713	0.9
	Total	Tony Avella (incumbent)	16,241	20.7
	Conservative	Simon Minching	1,123	1.4
Total votes			78,473	100.0
	Democratic hold

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Opportunity to Ballot	162	100.0
Total votes			162	100.0

New York's 12th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Gianaris	65,892	91.6
	Working Families	Michael Gianaris	6,076	8.4
	Total	Michael Gianaris (incumbent)	71,968	100.0
Total votes			71,968	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Jose Peralta, incumbent
• Jessica Ramos, community activist

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	12,550	54.8
	Democratic	Jose Peralta (incumbent)	10,362	45.2
Total votes			22,912	100.0

New York's 13th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramos	41,573	85.9
	Working Families	Jessica Ramos	1,886	3.9
	Total	Jessica Ramos	43,459	89.8
	Independence	Jose Peralta	3,769	7.8
	Reform	Jose Peralta	766	1.6
	Women's Equality	Jose Peralta	404	0.8
	Total	Jose Peralta (incumbent)	4,939	10.2
Total votes			48,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 14th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leroy Comrie	76,188	97.2
	Working Families	Leroy Comrie	1,972	2.5
	Reform	Leroy Comrie	217	0.3
	Total	Leroy Comrie (incumbent)	78,377	100.0
Total votes			78,377	100.0
	Democratic hold

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	3,377	67.8
	Republican	Slawomir Platta	1,602	32.2
Total votes			4,979	100.0

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Opportunity to Ballot	285	100.0
Total votes			285	100.0

New York's 15th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Addabbo	44,706	61.0
	Working Families	Joseph Addabbo	2,262	3.1
	Total	Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)	46,968	64.1
	Republican	Thomas Sullivan	22,729	31.0
	Conservative	Thomas Sullivan	2,762	3.8
	Independence	Thomas Sullivan	611	0.8
	Reform	Thomas Sullivan	179	0.3
	Total	Thomas Sullivan	26,281	35.9
Total votes			73,249	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 16th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toby Ann Stavisky	39,951	89.0
	Working Families	Toby Ann Stavisky	2,201	4.9
	Women's Equality	Toby Ann Stavisky	664	1.5
	Total	Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)	42,816	95.4
	Reform	Vincent Pazienza	2,053	4.6
Total votes			44,869	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Simcha Felder, incumbent
• Blake Morris, attorney

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simcha Felder (incumbent)	15,589	65.5
	Democratic	Blake Morris	8,200	34.5
Total votes			23,789	100.0

New York's 17th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Simcha Felder	20,585	42.1
	Republican	Simcha Felder	18,152	37.1
	Conservative	Simcha Felder	2,283	4.7
	Independence	Simcha Felder	524	1.1
	Total	Simcha Felder (incumbent)	41,544	85.0
	Working Families	Jumaane Williams	6,611	13.5
	Reform	Luis Rivera	733	1.5
Total votes			48,888	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Martin Malave Dilan, incumbent
• Julia Salazar, political activist

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Salazar	21,419	58.9
	Democratic	Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent)	14,974	41.1
Total votes			36,393	100.0

New York's 18th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Salazar	71,329	100.0
Total votes			71,329	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 19th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Persaud	68,041	88.2
	Working Families	Roxanne Persaud	1,279	1.7
	Total	Roxanne Persaud (incumbent)	69,320	89.9
	Republican	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	7,117	9.2
	Conservative	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	703	0.9
	Total	Jeffrey J. Ferretti	7,820	10.1
Total votes			77,140	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Jesse Hamilton, incumbent
• Zellnor Myrie, lawyer and former legislative director in New York City Council

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	23,784	54.0
	Democratic	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	20,266	46.0
Total votes			44,050	100.0

New York's 20th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zellnor Myrie	67,683	85.8
	Working Families	Zellnor Myrie	5,491	6.9
	Total	Zellnor Myrie	73,174	92.7
	Independence	Jesse Hamilton	4,983	6.3
	Women's Equality	Jesse Hamilton	745	1.0
	Total	Jesse Hamilton (incumbent)	5,728	7.3
Total votes			78,902	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 21st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Parker	85,830	88.2
	Working Families	Kevin Parker	8,627	8.8
	Total	Kevin Parker (incumbent)	94,457	97.0
	Conservative	Brian Kelly	2,893	3.0
Total votes			97,350	100.0
	Democratic hold

Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes defeated Ross Barkan in the Democratic primary and narrowly defeated Golden in the general election.^[24]

• Ross Barkan, journalist
• Andrew Gounardes, 2012 Democratic nominee for NY-SD22

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	9,007	57.7
	Democratic	Ross Barkan	6,616	42.3
Total votes			15,623	100.0

New York's 22nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Gounardes	31,736	48.3
	Working Families	Andrew Gounardes	1,599	2.4
	Reform	Andrew Gounardes	172	0.3
	Total	Andrew Gounardes	33,507	51.0
	Republican	Martin Golden	28,453	43.3
	Conservative	Martin Golden	2,885	4.4
	Independence	Martin Golden	898	1.3
	Total	Martin Golden (incumbent)	32,236	49.0
Total votes			65,743	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

• Jasmine Robinson, legal secretary
• Diane Savino, incumbent
• Brandon Stradford

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino (incumbent)	13,270	67.5
	Democratic	Jasmine Robinson	4,015	20.4
	Democratic	Brandon Stradford	2,363	12.1
Total votes			19,648	100.0

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Diane Savino (incumbent)	531	91.4
	Reform	Other	50	8.6
Total votes			581	100.0

New York's 23rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Savino	43,429	66.5
	Independence	Diane Savino	1,019	1.6
	Women's Equality	Diane Savino	282	0.4
	Reform	Diane Savino	265	0.4
	Total	Diane Savino (incumbent)	44,995	68.9
	Republican	David Krainert	16,861	25.8
	Conservative	David Krainert	1,223	1.9
	Total	David Krainert	18,084	27.7
	Working Families	Jasmine Robinson	2,196	3.4
Total votes			65,275	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 24th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Lanza	65,185	81.3
	Conservative	Andrew Lanza	6,561	8.2
	Independence	Andrew Lanza	6,238	7.8
	Reform	Andrew Lanza	2,169	2.7
	Total	Andrew Lanza (incumbent)	80,153	100.0
Total votes			80,153	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 25th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Velmanette Montgomery	99,071	89.9
	Working Families	Velmanette Montgomery	11,104	10.1
	Total	Velmanette Montgomery (incumbent)	110,175	100.0
Total votes			110,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Anthony Arias	335	84.4
	Reform	Other	62	15.6
Total votes			397	100.0

New York's 26th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Kavanagh	73,740	80.9
	Working Families	Brian Kavanagh	6,373	7.0
	Total	Brian Kavanagh (incumbent)	80,113	87.9
	Republican	Anthony Arias	9,615	10.5
	Reform	Anthony Arias	530	0.6
	Total	Anthony Arias	10,145	11.1
	Conservative	Stuart Avrick	913	1.0
Total votes			91,171	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 27th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hoylman	99,229	92.5
	Working Families	Brad Hoylman	8,004	7.5
	Total	Brad Hoylman (incumbent)	107,233	100.0
Total votes			107,233	100.0
	Democratic hold

Independence primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Opportunity to Ballot	88	100.0
Total votes			88	100.0

New York's 28th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liz Krueger	90,487	79.3
	Working Families	Liz Krueger	2,793	2.5
	Total	Liz Krueger (incumbent)	93,280	81.8
	Republican	Peter Holmberg	19,551	17.1
	Independence	Peter Holmberg	703	0.6
	Stop de Blasio	Peter Holmberg	415	0.4
	Reform	Peter Holmberg	94	0.1
	Total	Peter Holmberg	20,763	18.2
Total votes			114,043	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 29th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose M. Serrano (incumbent)	68,681	92.9
	Republican	Jose A. Colon	5,237	7.1
Total votes			73,918	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 30th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Benjamin	90,746	94.0
	Working Families	Brian Benjamin	5,782	6.0
	Total	Brian Benjamin (incumbent)	96,528	100.0
Total votes			96,528	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Marisol Alcantara, incumbent
• Robert Jackson, former New York City councilman
• Thomas Leon
• Tirso Santiago Pina

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Jackson	29,140	56.2
	Democratic	Marisol Alcantara (incumbent)	19,885	38.3
	Democratic	Tirso Pina	2,076	4.0
	Democratic	Thomas Leon	778	1.5
Total votes			51,879	100.0

New York's 31st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Jackson	81,821	83.6
	Working Families	Robert Jackson	5,145	5.3
	Total	Robert Jackson	86,966	88.9
	Republican	Melinda Crump	6,067	6.2
	Reform	Melinda Crump	168	0.2
	Total	Melinda Crump	6,235	6.4
	Independence	Marisol Alcantara (incumbent)	4,660	4.7
Total votes			97,861	100.0
	Democratic hold

Democrat Luis Sepúlveda has represented this district since winning a special election in April 2018.^[25]

New York's 32nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Sepúlveda	58,019	93.1
	Working Families	Luis Sepúlveda	1,130	1.8
	Total	Luis R. Sepúlveda (incumbent)	59,149	94.9
	Republican	Patrick Delices	2,183	3.5
	Reform	Pamela Stewart-Martinez	566	0.9
	Conservative	Migdalia Denis	415	0.7
Total votes			62,313	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 33rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gustavo Rivera	45,627	93.2
	Working Families	Gustavo Rivera	906	1.9
	Total	Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)	46,533	95.1
	Republican	Nicole Torres	2,099	4.3
	Conservative	Steve Stern	302	0.6
Total votes			48,934	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Alessandra Biaggi, Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign
• Jeffrey D. Klein, incumbent

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alessandra Biaggi	19,318	54.3
	Democratic	Jeffrey D. Klein (incumbent)	16,290	45.7
Total votes			35,608	100.0

New York's 34th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alessandra Biaggi	58,112	73.0
	Working Families	Alessandra Biaggi	2,470	3.1
	Total	Alessandra Biaggi	60,582	76.1
	Republican	Richard Ribustello	11,875	14.9
	Independence	Jeffrey D. Klein (incumbent)	5,736	7.2
	Conservative	Antonio Vitiello	1,430	1.8
Total votes			79,623	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Andrea Stewart-Cousins, incumbent
• Virginia Perez

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent)	25,129	80.9
	Democratic	Virginia Perez	5,925	19.1
Total votes			31,054	100.0

New York's 35th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	74,393	92.9
	Working Families	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	2,630	3.3
	Independence	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	1,594	2.0
	Women's Equality	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	885	1.1
	Reform	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	572	0.7
	Total	Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent)	80,074	100.0
Total votes			80,074	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 36th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamaal Bailey	73,189	95.8
	Working Families	Jamaal Bailey	1,516	2.0
	Total	Jamaal Bailey (incumbent)	74,705	97.8
	Conservative	Robert Diamond	1,688	2.2
Total votes			76,393	100.0
	Democratic hold

Democrat Shelley Mayer has represented this district since winning a special election in April 2018.^[26]

New York's 37th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Mayer	70,011	89.5
	Women's Equality	Shelley Mayer	4,967	6.4
	Working Families	Shelley Mayer	1,688	2.2
	Independence	Shelley Mayer	1,516	1.9
	Total	Shelley Mayer (incumbent)	78,182	100.0
Total votes			78,182	100.0
	Democratic hold

Democrat David Carlucci, a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), was first elected in 2010. Like other former IDC members, Carlucci received a Democratic primary challenge in 2018. After defeating Julie Goldberg in the primary,^[27] Carlucci turned back Republican Scott Vanderhoef in the general election.^[28]

• David Carlucci, incumbent
• Julie Goldberg, school librarian

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci (incumbent)	13,066	53.9
	Democratic	Julie Goldberg	11,174	46.1
Total votes			24,240	100.0

New York's 38th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Carlucci	60,990	63.3
	Women's Equality	David Carlucci	2,019	2.1
	Total	David Carlucci (incumbent)	63,009	65.4
	Republican	C. Scott Vanderhoef	26,265	27.3
	Conservative	C. Scott Vanderhoef	4,242	4.4
	Reform	C. Scott Vanderhoef	2,097	2.2
	Independence	C. Scott Vanderhoef	723	0.7
	Total	C. Scott Vanderhoef	33,327	34.6
Total votes			96,336	100.0
	Democratic hold

Republican Sen. William J. Larkin Jr. did not seek re-election.^[13]

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	James Skoufis	931	99.7
	Reform	Other	3	0.3
Total votes			934	100.0

New York's 39th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Skoufis	48,267	50.5
	Working Families	James Skoufis	1,862	2.0
	Reform	James Skoufis	712	0.8
	Women's Equality	James Skoufis	707	0.7
	Total	James Skoufis	51,548	54.0
	Republican	Tom Basile	34,195	35.8
	Conservative	Tom Basile	5,080	5.3
	Independence	Tom Basile	4,713	4.9
	Total	Tom Basile	43,988	46.0
Total votes			95,536	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Harckham	11,647	53.5
	Democratic	Robert Kesten	10,119	46.5
Total votes			21,766	100.0

New York's 40th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Harckham	59,560	49.4
	Working Families	Peter Harckham	1,777	1.5
	Women's Equality	Peter Harckham	818	0.7
	Total	Peter Harckham	62,155	51.6
	Republican	Terrence Murphy	49,730	41.3
	Conservative	Terrence Murphy	6,550	5.4
	Independence	Terrence Murphy	1,681	1.4
	Reform	Terrence Murphy	360	0.3
	Total	Terrence Murphy (incumbent)	58,321	48.4
Total votes			120,476	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

New York's 41st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Serino	49,685	42.1
	Conservative	Sue Serino	7,683	6.5
	Independence	Sue Serino	1,698	1.4
	Reform	Sue Serino	368	0.3
	Total	Sue Serino (incumbent)	59,434	50.3
	Democratic	Karen Smythe	55,582	47.0
	Working Families	Karen Smythe	2,274	1.9
	Women's Equality	Karen Smythe	890	0.8
	Total	Karen Smythe	58,746	49.7
Total votes			118,180	100.0
	Republican hold

Republican John Bonacic, who has represented this district since 1999, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by Democrat Jen Metzger.^[14]

• Pramilla Malick, 2016 Democratic nominee for NYSD-42
• Jen Metzger, Rosendale town councilwoman

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jen Metzger	10,797	61.7
	Democratic	Pramilla Malick	6,707	38.3
Total votes			17,504	100.0

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Ann Rabbitt	597	92.4
	Reform	Other	49	7.6
Total votes			646	100.0

New York's 42nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jen Metzger	48,556	48.1
	Working Families	Jen Metzger	2,730	2.7
	Women's Equality	Jen Metzger	1,006	1.0
	Total	Jen Metzger	52,292	51.8
	Republican	Ann Rabbitt	41,648	41.3
	Conservative	Ann Rabbitt	5,362	5.3
	Independence	Ann Rabbitt	1,225	1.2
	Reform	Ann Rabbitt	337	0.4
	Total	Ann Rabbitt	48,572	48.2
Total votes			100,864	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Republican Kathy Marchione, who had represented this district since 2013, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Daphne Jordan.^[15]

New York's 43rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daphne Jordan	54,576	43.0
	Conservative	Daphne Jordan	9,240	7.3
	Independence	Daphne Jordan	2,943	2.3
	Reform	Daphne Jordan	618	0.5
	Total	Daphne Jordan	67,377	53.1
	Democratic	Aaron Gladd	54,784	43.1
	Working Families	Aaron Gladd	3,433	2.7
	Women's Equality	Aaron Gladd	1,398	1.1
	Total	Aaron Gladd	59,615	46.9
Total votes			126,992	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 44th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Breslin	61,880	63.6
	Working Families	Neil Breslin	4,275	4.4
	Independence	Neil Breslin	2,575	2.7
	Total	Neil Breslin (incumbent)	68,730	70.7
	Republican	Christopher Davis	23,647	24.3
	Conservative	Christopher Davis	4,204	4.3
	Reform	Christopher Davis	683	0.7
	Total	Christopher Davis	28,534	29.3
Total votes			97,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 45th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Betty Little	56,669	55.9
	Conservative	Betty Little	4,945	4.9
	Independence	Betty Little	3,184	3.1
	Reform	Betty Little	472	0.5
	Total	Betty Little (incumbent)	65,270	64.4
	Democratic	Emily Martz	33,876	33.4
	Working Families	Emily Martz	2,185	2.2
	Total	Emily Martz	36,061	35.6
Total votes			101,331	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 46th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Amedore	55,703	45.5
	Conservative	George Amedore	9,201	7.5
	Independence	George Amedore	2,818	2.3
	Reform	George Amedore	537	0.5
	Total	George Amedore (incumbent)	68,259	55.8
	Democratic	Pat Courtney Strong	48,813	39.9
	Working Families	Pat Courtney Strong	3,885	3.2
	Women's Equality	Pat Courtney Strong	1,418	1.1
	Total	Pat Courtney Strong	54,116	44.2
Total votes			122,375	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 47th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	59,879	80.3
	Independence	Joseph Griffo	7,063	9.5
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	6,736	9.0
	Reform	Joseph Griffo	874	1.2
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	74,552	100.0
Total votes			74,552	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 48th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patty Ritchie	55,917	79.9
	Independence	Patty Ritchie	7,144	10.2
	Conservative	Patty Ritchie	6,946	9.9
	Total	Patty Ritchie (incumbent)	70,007	100.0
Total votes			70,007	100.0
	Republican hold

Reform primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Jim Tedisco (incumbent)	1,099	72.8
	Reform	Michelle Ostrelich	401	26.6
	Reform	Other	10	0.6
Total votes			1,510	100.0

New York's 49th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tedisco	54,556	50.1
	Conservative	Jim Tedisco	7,172	6.6
	Independence	Jim Tedisco	2,331	2.1
	Reform	Jim Tedisco	494	0.5
	Total	Jim Tedisco (incumbent)	64,553	59.3
	Democratic	Michelle Ostrelich	41,059	37.7
	Working Families	Michelle Ostrelich	2,075	1.9
	Women's Equality	Michelle Ostrelich	1,151	1.1
	Total	Michelle Ostrelich	44,285	40.7
Total votes			108,838	100.0
	Republican hold

Republican John DeFrancisco has represented this district since 1993 and did not seek re-election.^[16] As of November 7, 2018, Republican Bob Antonacci led Democrat John Mannion by 2,829 votes and declared victory in the race, although absentee ballots remained to be counted.^[29] On November 21, 2018, elections officials confirmed Antonacci's victory.^[30]

New York's 50th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Antonacci	50,970	41.7
	Conservative	Bob Antonacci	8,132	6.6
	Independence	Bob Antonacci	2,881	2.4
	Upstate Jobs	Bob Antonacci	347	0.3
	Total	Bob Antonacci	62,330	51.0
	Democratic	John Mannion	56,438	46.1
	Working Families	John Mannion	2,427	2.0
	Women's Equality	John Mannion	1,133	0.9
	Total	John Mannion	59,998	49.0
Total votes			122,328	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 51st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Seward	58,100	55.0
	Conservative	James Seward	6,014	5.7
	Independence	James Seward	2,500	2.4
	Reform	James Seward	487	0.4
	Total	James Seward (incumbent)	67,101	63.5
	Democratic	Joyce St. George	36,628	34.6
	Women's Equality	Joyce St. George	1,982	1.9
	Total	Joyce St. George	38,610	36.5
Total votes			105,711	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 52nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Akshar	66,559	82.1
	Independence	Fred Akshar	7,562	9.3
	Conservative	Fred Akshar	5,797	7.1
	Reform	Fred Akshar	1,176	1.5
	Total	Fred Akshar (incumbent)	81,094	100.0
Total votes			81,094	100.0
	Republican hold

• Rachel May, board member of OCRRA and former college professor
• David Valesky, incumbent

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	8,553	51.8
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	7,943	48.2
Total votes			16,496	100.0

New York's 53rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	45,706	48.8
	Working Families	Rachel May	2,370	2.5
	Total	Rachel May	48,076	51.3
	Republican	Janet Berl Burman	29,627	31.6
	Conservative	Janet Berl Burman	5,021	5.4
	Total	Janet Berl Burman	34,648	37.0
	Independence	David Valesky	9,625	10.3
	Women's Equality	David Valesky	1,393	1.4
	Total	David Valesky (incumbent)	11,018	11.7
Total votes			93,742	100.0
	Democratic hold

New York's 54th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pam Helming	55,858	51.5
	Conservative	Pam Helming	8,249	7.6
	Independence	Pam Helming	2,566	2.4
	Reform	Pam Helming	550	0.5
	Total	Pam Helming (incumbent)	67,223	62.0
	Democratic	Kenan Baldridge	38,808	35.8
	Working Families	Kenan Baldridge	1,618	1.5
	Women's Equality	Kenan Baldridge	843	0.7
	Total	Kenan Baldridge	41,269	38.0
Total votes			108,492	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 55th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke	54,429	42.6
	Conservative	Rich Funke	8,210	6.4
	Independence	Rich Funke	3,097	2.5
	Reform	Rich Funke	543	0.4
	Total	Rich Funke (incumbent)	66,279	51.9
	Democratic	Jennifer Lunsford	61,407	48.1
Total votes			127,686	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 56th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach	43,152	45.1
	Conservative	Joseph Robach	7,200	7.5
	Independence	Joseph Robach	2,310	2.4
	Reform	Joseph Robach	429	0.5
	Total	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	53,091	55.5
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	40,214	42.1
	Working Families	Jeremy Cooney	1,452	1.5
	Women's Equality	Jeremy Cooney	831	0.9
	Total	Jeremy Cooney	42,497	44.5
Total votes			95,588	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 57th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catharine Young	64,261	82.0
	Conservative	Catharine Young	8,414	10.8
	Independence	Catharine Young	4,961	6.3
	Reform	Catharine Young	728	0.9
	Total	Catharine Young (incumbent)	78,364	100.0
Total votes			78,364	100.0
	Republican hold

• Amanda Kirchgessner, community activist
• Michael Lausell, Schuyler County legislator

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Kirchgessner	8,575	61.5
	Democratic	Michael Lausell	5,375	38.5
Total votes			13,950	100.0

New York's 58th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom O'Mara	51,769	52.7
	Conservative	Tom O'Mara	4,565	4.6
	Independence	Tom O'Mara	1,813	1.8
	Reform	Tom O'Mara	340	0.4
	Total	Tom O'Mara (incumbent)	58,487	59.5
	Democratic	Amanda Kirchgessner	36,546	37.2
	Working Families	Amanda Kirchgessner	3,268	3.3
	Total	Amanda Kirchgessner	39,814	40.5
Total votes			98,301	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 59th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick M. Gallivan	67,140	73.2
	Conservative	Patrick M. Gallivan	14,280	15.5
	Independence	Patrick M. Gallivan	8,969	9.8
	Reform	Patrick M. Gallivan	1,349	1.5
	Total	Patrick M. Gallivan (incumbent)	91,738	100.0
Total votes			91,738	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 60th State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Jacobs	48,643	44.0
	Conservative	Chris Jacobs	9,490	8.6
	Independence	Chris Jacobs	3,027	2.7
	Reform	Chris Jacobs	527	0.5
	Total	Chris Jacobs (incumbent)	61,687	55.8
	Democratic	Carima El Behairy	45,106	40.8
	Working Families	Carima El Behairy	2,537	2.3
	Women's Equality	Carima El Behairy	1,300	1.1
	Total	Carima El Behairy	48,943	44.2
Total votes			110,630	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 61st State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Ranzenhofer	49,410	44.0
	Conservative	Michael Ranzenhofer	9,199	8.2
	Independence	Michael Ranzenhofer	1,746	1.5
	Reform	Michael Ranzenhofer	425	0.4
	Total	Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)	60,780	54.1
	Democratic	Joan Seamans	48,279	43.0
	Working Families	Joan Seamans	2,010	1.8
	Women's Equality	Joan Seamans	1,182	1.1
	Total	Joan Seamans	51,471	45.9
Total votes			112,251	100.0
	Republican hold

New York's 62nd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Ortt	54,154	68.0
	Conservative	Robert Ortt	9,804	12.3
	Independence	Robert Ortt	4,506	5.7
	Reform	Robert Ortt	654	0.8
	Total	Robert Ortt (incumbent)	69,118	86.8
	Green	Peter Diachun	10,539	13.2
Total votes			79,657	100.0
	Republican hold

• Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)
• Shaqurah Zachery, teacher

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	23,640	76.7
	Democratic	Shaqurah Zachery	7,198	23.3
Total votes			30,838	100.0

New York's 63rd State Senate district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kennedy	62,370	88.8
	Working Families	Timothy M. Kennedy	3,811	5.4
	Independence	Timothy M. Kennedy	3,006	4.3
	Women's Equality	Timothy M. Kennedy	1,034	1.5
	Total	Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent)	70,221	100.0
Total votes			70,221	100.0
	Democratic hold

One question that remained after the 2018 elections was which caucus Democratic senator Simcha Felder would join. Felder, since his first Senate election in 2012, had been a member of the Republican majority.^[31] After the dissolution of the Independent Democratic Conference, Felder remained with the Republicans as the decisive vote for Senate control. Felder maintained throughout his tenure that he would rejoin the Democrats if doing so would benefit his district, but after retaking control of the Senate in the 2018 elections, the Senate Democratic Conference did not allow him to join.^[32] Felder was allowed into the Senate Democratic Conference in July 2019; this action gave the Conference a total of 40 members.^[33][34]