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Pedro Mejia to replace Prieto in Assembly Hudson County Democrats are sending a fresh face to Trenton to replace Vincent Prieto in the State Assembly: sources say that Pedro Mejia of Secaucus will get the 32nd district seat when Democrats hold a special election convention Wednesday night in North Bergen.

Not exact matches

The GOP holds just a one - seat majority in the chamber after the surprise victory of Democrat Doug Jones in last year's Alabama special election; that means they can lose just one Republican vote, even under reconciliation (Vice President Mike Pence would cast a tie - breaker in the case of a 50 - 50 split).

Jones himself will not be up for re-election until 2020, at which time he will likely be the Democrats» version of former Senator Scott Brown, the surprise Republican winner of a 2010 Massachusetts special election, who was unable to hold the seat under more normal conditions.

Turner, the latest addition to this GOP party, had insisted that his surprise victory in last September's NY - 9 special election, in which he won the Democrat - dominated district long held by former Rep. Anthony Weiner, boosted his name recognition and made him a strong statewide contender.

This means Republicans will stay in power in the Senate, even if Democrats gain a numeric, 32 - member majority in the state Senate, which could happen after two special elections are held today.

Even if this latest peace deal between Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and IDC Leader Jeff Klein holds when lawmakers return to Albany after the Easter / Passover break next week, and even if the Democrats win both the April 24 special elections (the Westchester County race is really the deciding factor there, since the Bronx seat seems a safe bet), the Republicans will still have control of the chamber as long as Felder, a conservative Democrat, continues to caucus with them.

Republicans still hold the Senate majority for now, though Democrats hope to take over following two special Senate elections April 24.

It's dangerous to extrapolate too much from any single special election, but the trend is clear across nearly all of the special contests over the past year: Democrats are over-performing and Republicans are struggling to hold open seats.

Democrats in the State Senate remain hopeful that they will regain the numerical majority and control of the chamber after a special election is held later this month.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said she expects the seat of former Sen. Bill Perkins, a Harlem Democrat who won a City Council post, to be filled by another mainstream Democrat when a special election is held on May 23.

Republican David Storobin is currently ahead in the recount of last Tuesday's special election in Brooklyn, and at least some Democrats see a long - term advantage if his lead holds after all of the absentee ballots are counted later this week.

Cuomo says the Democrats had already tentatively agreed to reunite after special elections for two Senate seats to be held April 24th, so he only moved up the plan two weeks.

If the Democratic candidates in two special elections Tuesday in the Bronx and Westchester County are winners, Democrats and the GOP would each hold 31 seats.

There are already six vacant Assembly seats — all of them previously held by Democrats, and all of them to be filled in special elections to run concurrent with the upcoming September primary.

Which cancels the possibility of a special election and allows his fellow Democrat, state Senate President Richard Codey of Essex County to assume office and hold it until November 2005.

The unification plan put forth by leaders of the New York State Democratic Party, predicated on a special election likely to be held after the state budget is approved in late March or early April, would bring together the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) with the 23 mainstream Democrats in the Senate.

In the special election held that September to replace him, Republican Bob Turner pulled off a stunning upset victory over Democrat David Weprin.

The City of Yonkers has become the focal point of the State Senate special election to be held on April 24 between Democrat Shelley Mayer and Republican Julie Killian.

There also are two vacancies in seats previously held by Democrats that could come up for special elections.

Despite winning both special elections last night and now holding a numeric majority in the Senate, Brooklyn Democrat Simcha Felder played spoiler even before the votes were counted, declaring in the afternoon that he's staying put and casting his lot with the GOP.

Nassau County Democrats, increasingly confident they'll win an upcoming special state Senate election, dropped plans to urge Cuomo to hold off on setting April 19 — presidential primary day — as the date to fill the now - vacant Skelos seat.

Democrats in the New York state Senate remain hopeful that they will regain the numerical majority and control of the chamber after a special election is held later this month.

This is the most interest Cuomo has taken in any local election since he took office back in January — more even than in the NY - 26 special election that drew national attention when Democrat Kathy Hochul won an upset in the long - held GOP district against Assemblywoman Jane Corwin.

Given the fact it's one of only three seats held by Democrats that the GOP has a realistic chance of picking up in the immediate future, they would almost certainly mount a vigorous campaign in a special election that would likely be decided by atypical turnout patterns.

Democrats are looking to capture seats they previously held in the Hudson Valley and retain the seat of State Senator Todd Kaminsky — who defeated a Republican in a special election in April to replace disgraced former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — and to possibly capitalize on other GOP scandals in Nassau County.

Democrats held a numerical majority in the Senate prior to the special elections.

Democrats held a 50 - 48 majority in the House heading into the special elections.

In 2011, the Conservative Party provided the margin of victory in a special election to Bob Turner who took back a Congressional Seat held by Democrats for eighty years.

Democrats also held a majority of Senate seats after winning a Special Election in 2016, and once again after the 2016 election, but Republicans have remained in charge through their alliance with rogue DeElection in 2016, and once again after the 2016 election, but Republicans have remained in charge through their alliance with rogue Deelection, but Republicans have remained in charge through their alliance with rogue Democrats.

If Mayer wins and Democrats hold onto another seat up for special election in the Bronx, where they're heavily favored on Tuesday, they would still need to convince Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn who conferences with the Senate Republicans, to rejoin their conference.

Voters in the Nassau County Senate district formerly represented by Dean Skelos could determine whether Democrats gain total control of state government pending the outcome of a special election behind held today.

In another special election Tuesday, Democrat Alice Cancel held off a strong challenge from Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou to win the seat vacated by disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Whether the reunification holds is an open question, as there are a number of potential stumbling blocks — most notably, the need for Democrats to win two special elections for Senate seats that will become vacant in January.

Washington (CNN)- A former Oregon state senator won the state's First Congressional District special election Tuesday night - a victory that ensures a Democrat will continue to hold the House seat.

The New York state Senate met for the first time Wednesday since two Democrats won special elections held Tuesday.

MAJOR news in Senate races: A judge has ruled that the Mississippi Senate special election has to be held by March 19th — which is certainly great news for Democrats.

The request came in response to a controversial vote last week by the Republicans, who hold a narrow, 32 - 30, majority, to prohibit Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy from casting a tie - breaking vote to pick a new majority leader if the Democrats win any special elections during the next two years, thereby producing a 31 - 31 split.

The same trend held in the Alabama Senate special election in December, won in an upset by Democrat Doug Jones.

Johnson, one of just two Long Island Democrats in the Senate, has drawn the ire of Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and has a GOP challenger this year, (Mineola Mayor Jack Martins), but has so far managed to hold on to the seat that he won in a 2007 special election (after then - Gov.

The special election for State Senate to be held April 24 in a large part of Westchester County in the 37th District to see who will replace George Latimer (now county executive) has Republican Julie Killian facing off against Democrat Shelley Mayer.

Kaminsky, a Democrat, is running for a full two - year term after winning a special election in April to fill the vacant Senate seat formerly held by ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

A unity deal is expected to be triggered should Democrats hold two seats in next month's special election on April 24.

A letter from state Democrats last month laying out the Senate unity plan indicated the special elections won't be held until after the budget process is completed.

At issue is holding the special elections to fill vacancies in the state Senate that have become a linchpin in the push for Democrats to win majority control of the chamber and unity between the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and the 23 - member mainline conference.

As part of our ongoing «Congressional Battleground» series here at CapTon, I sat down earlier today with Rep. Scott Murphy, the incumbent Democrat in NY - 20 who is trying to hold onto the seat he won in a special election following the elevation of Kirsten Gillibrand to the US Senate by Gov. David Paterson last January.

Democrats are looking to hold on to the post vacated by longtime State Rep. Douglas McCrory, who won a special election last month for Connecticut's 2nd Senate District seat.

Regardless of who wins the special election, the Democrats will continue to hold a large majority in the House of Representatives.

And Democrats were able to hold onto the southwestern Nassau County seat they picked up in a special election earlier this year when it was vacated upon former senator Dean Skelos» felony conviction.

In the Special election, Burns held all the votes of his Republican opponents - PLUS the 13,000 democrats.

Odds are since there is another vacant State Senate seat (Westchester County) also held by a Democrat, there are those who think a special election will be called by the governor.