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(CNN)- Republican Doug Hoffman, who split the conservative vote in last year's special election for New York's 23rd congressional district handing the seat to a Democrat, has dropped out of this November's general election for the same seat.
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The wave crashed on Long Island last spring when Democrat Christine Pellegrino won an Assembly seat in a district that had been in Republican hands for decades, and had voted overwhelming for Trump in 2016.
The four IDC members will negotiate districts favorable to them, by kissing Skelos» butt, and each of those seats will have a pretty good chance of staying in Dem hands in a general election.
Looking to keep the seat in Democratic hands with 14 - term incumbent Senator Suzi Oppenheimer having already announced her retirement, Assemblyman George Latimer announced on Monday he would be running for the state Senate in the 37th District.
The district has changed hands between the GOP and the Democrats over the last several election cycles, and its current representative, Democrat Dan Maffei, lost his seat once before to a conservative Republican who accused him to being too liberal for this centrist region.
Republican Henri Martin also kept the 31st Senate District in GOP hands, defeating Democrat Rob Michalik Jr. to win the open seat.
The district's seat had been in Republican hands since 1873.
Hanna, R - Barneveld, said he's endorsing Wells, only days before Tuesday's Republican primary in the 22nd Congressional District, because he wants to make sure the seat stays in GOP hands in November.
Weprin, who doesn't reside in the 9th district, was supported by the Queens Democratic Party to try to help the seat in Democratic hands until it can be eliminated in the redistricting process next year.
This morning the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee showed a bit of its hand in that regard with the release of its «Red to Blue» list of Republican - held districts and open seats where the party believes it can win.
(The 24th District House seat has since changed hands and is held by Republican Richard Hanna.)
Peter Vazquez and Bob Zinck will have to wait until Tuesday to see who gets a shot to pry the 138th Assembly District seat from Democratic hands.
The two candidates for the 19th Congressional District seat have a combined $ 1.8 million in cash on hand as the race enters its final weeks.
George Amedore, an Assemblyman who is seeking to fill the newly created 63rd Senate seat in the Mohawk and Hudson Valleys, has sent a full color flyer to homes in the district, prominently featuring Amedore clasping hands with a smiling Governor Cuomo.
This trend is now starting to come to a close because the seats that are now in Democratic hands are pretty much solidly Democratic districts.
Voters will cast their ballots Tuesday to decide who fills six seats on the Buffalo School Board, but it could be days before some of the races are settled.Elections officials expect a large number of write - in ballots for candidates in two districts who are running write - in campaigns after being disqualified from the ballot, and it could take an extra day or two to hand - co...
The longtime congressman is seeking a 22nd term in office and is facing at least three challengers: former presidential aide Clyde Williams, who has $ 125,000 on hand; district leader Joyce Johnson, the only woman in the race; and State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who announced this morning that he had been endorsed by one of Rangel's former aides, Vince Morgan, who previously ran for the seat.
Political pundits often see the NYC mayor's seat as somewhat of a dead - end to holding higher political office; becoming district attorney for the state's largest county, on the other hand, could put James on a fast - moving political trajectory toward statewide office.
Malliotakis» legislative and constituent services record appears to be working for her largely Republican district — she has managed to keep her once competitive Assembly seat safely in GOP hands and was not challenged by a Democratic candidate in 2016.
Perry is considering moving to his brother's Council district, sources said, in a potential effort to keep the seat in the hands of the same family that has held it since the days of former Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr..