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May 05, 2025
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November 06, 2026
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In this edition we provide an overview of the preliminary general election results, detail recent legislative action, highlight a few Empire State Development Requests for Proposals, and cover other important topics.
General Election Preliminary Results Are In
Following a national trend and in what is being widely described as “the blue tsunami,” Democrats won most of their races on Tuesday, with the New York State Senate flipping a handful of seats to cement a supermajority and the Assembly gaining several more Democratic seats, maintaining their supermajority. Although rarely utilized, this gives Democrats the number of seats they need to override a veto from the Governor without relying on Republican support. Additionally, Cait Conley (D) defeated incumbent Mike Lawler (R) for NY Congressional District 17, helping to secure the Democrats’ majority in the US House of Representatives.
Incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul (D) defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman (R) by almost 20 points. Incumbent Attorney General Letitia James (D), and incumbent Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli D) won their respective races as well.
Although polls closed Tuesday night, County boards of elections have until November 28th to count any remaining mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Nov. 3, with final tallies officially set on Dec. 15. Some races are still too close to call, and the finally tally of mail-in ballots may change the results of some races.
In Senate District 43, the race between incumbent Jake Ashby (R) and challenger Devin Lander (D) remains too close to call. Ashby leads by just 103 votes, a margin close enough to qualify for a manual re-count, including any remaining mail-in votes. It is anticipated that all votes are counted and the race will be called next week.Read MoreRead more about