2014 New York State Senate election

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.

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
 
Leader Dean Skelos Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 9th District 35th District
Seats before 29 32
Seats won 32 31
Seat change 3 1

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Temporary President and Majority Leader before election

Dean Skelos
Republican

Temporary President and Majority Leader

Dean Skelos
Republican

Republican candidates won 32 seats, while Democratic candidates won 31. The 41st, 46th, and 55th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democrat-controlled, while the 60th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democrat-controlled.[1][2]

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

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