2016 New York State Senate election

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.

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 3 3
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share 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 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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[4]	Tossup	October 12, 2016

Notes

1. 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]