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2016 New York State Senate election
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All 63 seats in the New York State Senate
32 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader John J. Flanagan Andrea Stewart-Cousins Jeffrey D. Klein
Party Republican Democratic IDC
Leader's seat 2nd District 35th District 34th District
Seats before 31[a] 27 5
Seats won 31[a] 25 7
Seats after 31[a] 24 8[b]
Seat change Steady Decrease 3 Increase 3
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Independent Democratic gain      Independent Democratic hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%     80–90%      >90%
Temporary President and Majority Leader before election

John J. Flanagan
Republican

Temporary President and Majority Leader

John J. Flanagan
Republican

The 2016 New York State Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.

The Republicans maintained control of the State Senate because of Simcha Felder and members of the Independent Democratic Conference caucusing with the Republican majority. The Democrats gained a seat by filling a vacancy.

Republican candidates won 31 seats while Democrats won 32 seats.[2] The closest races were John Brooks' victory in the 8th district and Carl Marcellino's victory in the 6th district, with both races being decided by less than two percentage points.[3]

This election was the first in which John Flanagan served as Majority Leader. Andrea Stewart-Cousins retained her role as Minority leader.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The Republicans were able to maintain the majority due to a power-sharing deal with the Independent Democratic Conference and Democratic State Senator Simcha Felder joining their caucus.
  2. ^ Senator Jose Peralta defected to the Independent Democratic Conference after the election.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sen. Jose Peralta defects to IDC". Politico. January 25, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns Nov. 8, 2016" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "New York Election Results 2016". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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