2014 New York State Senate election

2014 New York State Senate election

November 4, 2014
All 63 seats in the New York State Senate 32 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Dean Skelos Andrea Stewart-Cousins Jeffrey D. Klein Party Republican Democratic Independent Democratic Conference Leader's seat 9th District 35th District Seats before 30 28 5[a] Seats won 32 26 5 Seat change 2 2
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Independent Democratic hold
Temporary President and Majority Leader before election Dean Skelos Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader Dean Skelos Republican

The 2014 New York State Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.

Republican candidates won 32 seats, while Democratic candidates won 31. The 41st, 46th, and 55th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled, while the 60th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled.^[3][4]

Dean Skelos and Andrea Stewart-Cousins retained their roles as Majority and Minority leader.

Notes

1. After the 2012 elections but before the 2014 elections, Senator Malcolm Smith was expelled from the Independent Democratic Conference^[1] and Tony Avella joined it, resulting in no net change.^[2]

References

1. Toure, Medina (January 25, 2017). "Queens State Senator Becomes Latest Democrat to Join Breakaway GOP-Aligned Faction". Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
2. "Avella's defection strengthens Senate coalition". Albany Times-Union. February 26, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
3. "New York Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
4. "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014" (PDF).