The 2006 New York State Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to determine which party would control the New York State Senate for the following two years in the 197th New York State Legislature. All 62 seats in the New York State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on September 12, 2006. Prior to the election, 35 seats were held by Republicans and 27 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats gain 2 seats, meaning Republicans maintained their majority in the State Senate.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | November 4, 2006
Retirements Democrats District 10: Ada L. Smith retired. District 20: Carl Andrews retired to unsuccessfully run for New York's 11th congressional district. District 30: David Paterson retired to successfully run for lieutenant governor of New York.
Republicans District 24: John J. Marchi retired. District 35: Nicholas A. Spano retired. District 47: Raymond A. Meier retired to unsuccessfully run for New York's 24th congressional district.
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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District 24
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District 28
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District 30
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District 33
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District 35
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District 37
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District 62
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