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If Sanders loses the June 28 primary, he could still petition to run for his state Senate seat on Sept. 13.

POUGHKEEPSIE >> Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Robert Rolison dropped out of the race for the 41st District state Senate seat on Monday, saying the contest for the Republican line had become «muddied» and «driven by the personal agendas of a few.»

National Democratic leaders cheered further on Tuesday as they took two of three contests in Connecticut, winning a state House and state Senate seat on their way to keeping unified control there.

With ballot counting completed in the 8th Senate district, Democratic candidate John Brooks leads Republican incumbent Michael Venditto by 41 votes, an outcome that is almost certainly headed to state Supreme Court in the undecided race for the state Senate seat on Long Island.

Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky outlines the fight for control of state Senate seats on Long Island, where Senate Democrats are hoping to win enough elections to gain a majority in the chamber.

Not exact matches

According to a recent Reuters report, depending on who takes a Senate seat from several of these battle ground states and who wins certain gubernatorial races could mean which of the energy topics — EPA carbon regulations, the Keystone Pipeline XL's approval, relaxing crude oil export rules, developing clean energy technology — will take priority.

Jill Carter on Monday to the vacant Baltimore state Senate seat surrendered last month by the disgraced Nathaniel T. Oaks.

Kennedy: «I'm disappointed with the addition of the 63rd Senate seat, besides adding to the cost of government, it was put in a place that has no impact on western New York and quite frankly has no impact on the population shift in New York state and if there was going to be an additional seat added that despite the fact that I disagree with you that the Constitution was in fact violated and you say that it was not violated — the fact that this additional seat adding to the cost and size of government was added to a place in the Capital Region rather than a place where distinctly the population grew down in New York City I believe was based upon the fact that had an additional district been added in the city where the population shift had come from it would have included that seat being an additional minority seat and that is why it was put up in the Capital Region and rather than in the New York City area.

The 42nd Senate district in the Hudson Valley is one of several seats Democrats in the state Senate hope to be competitive in this fall, with others around the New York City metropolitan area and on Long Island.

The statement of support comes, though, after some liberals grumbled at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to flip Republican - held seats in the House of Representatives in upstate New York and Long Island, arguing the effort should be focused on the state Senate.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano on Tuesday officially announced he's running for the state Senate seat that will be vacated at the end of the month by Westchester County Executive - elect George Latimer.

The plan, signed onto by the state party chairman and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Vice Chairwoman Christine Quinn, Rep. Joe Crowley of Queens and union leader Hector Figueroa of 32BJ, is based on filling the soon - to - be-vacant seats in the Senate.

Republican Tom Basile on Tuesday released a fundraising email for a potential campaign for the state Senate seat held by Sen. Bill Larkin.

Senate Republicans, meanwhile, attacked Kaminsky for being on the hustings this week and not in his seat in the state Assembly, which is back in session this week after passing the budget.

The advisory council of the Working Families Party on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh for the state Senate seat vacated by Democrat Daniel Squadron earlier this month.

That's according to state Democratic Party Vice Chair Christine Quinn, who put the Bronx Democrat squarely on the hot seat during a CapTon interview last night about the effort to force the warring Democratic factions in the state Senate to reunify.

«Senate Republicans are seeing the writing on the wall and realizing their grip on power is crumbling In the last two weeks the Senate Democratic Conference has grown by 10 members and a blue wave is sweeping across the state that will net us even more seats in November,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

Diaz, along with Sen. George Latimer, will leave office at the end of the year and have their seats filled in special elections to be called after the state budget is completed, based on a Democratic unity push for the state Senate.

With on the order of 300 - 500 candidates for the Senate across the country, each running for a seat covering an entire Australian state, media relevance becomes a problem.

Republicans hold a narrow majority in the state Senate, with control hinging in part on the Venditto race as well as the seat held by GOP incumbent Carl Marcellino.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday won a pair of open seats in the state Senate giving them 32 enrolled members in the 63 - seat chamber, but for now are denied a working majority.

The race on Long Island remains too close to call, but Republicans are likely to retain a working majority in the state Senate with a western New York seat flipping to the GOP column and Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder announcing his intention to once again align with their conference.

The deal as fleshed out by state Democrats several weeks ago hinges on the party filling two coming vacancies in the Senate, including a Westchester County race to fill the seat being vacated by George Latimer, the county executive - elect.

«While the IDC is in the process of helping Shelley Mayer become the next senator of the 37th senate district, the head of the state party, Geoff Berman, is hellbent on undermining the IDC instead of making sure Democrats win seats.

On that day, there are two State Senate special elections to fill empty seats, and Democrats will win both.

Democrats are trying to turn the special election for a state Senate seat in Westchester County into a referendum on Trump by criticizing Republican Julie Killian for accepting money from Dick DeVos Jr., husband of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

There's a new status quo for Democrats in the state Senate: The Independent Democratic Conference is dissolved and they have 32 enrolled members, enough for a narrow working majority after keeping two seats in their column following special elections on Tuesday.

A special election to fill an open Senate seat in Westchester County is the «first battle» toward a Democratic Party takeover of the state Senate in Albany and the House of Representatives in Washington, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said.

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D - Ill., on Monday received the endorsement of the SEIU Illinois State Council, a vote of confidence from labor leaders and a pool of manpower that should help her in the three - way Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Republican Mark S. Kirk.

The US Senate seat in New York state being vacated by Hillary Clinton might be filled by either Andrew Cuomo or Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg — depending on which prospective candidate does a better job convincing Governor David Patterson (via key state & national Democrats) that s / he...

When the music stopped this week in Suffolk County, Islip Town Board member Anthony Senft, the Conservative, Republican and Independence candidate for the New York State Senate seat in the 3rd District filed a letter on Monday declining the nomination.

StreetsPAC today announced three additional candidate endorsements for Tuesday's general election, supporting the re-election campaigns of New York State Assemblymembers Dan Quart and Michaelle Solages, and the State Senate race of Adrienne Esposito, who's running for an open seat on Long Island.

Pennsylvania Senate: Democrats are on a quest to gain five seats and the Senate majority, and the Keystone State looks like one of the key contests.

In the Kaminsky - McGrath race, for example, the Communications Workers of America PAC, which endorsed Kaminsky, gave $ 109,600 to Nassau Democrats on April 12, while the state Trial Lawyers Association's PAC, which has backed a GOP - led Senate, gave more than $ 100,000 to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption convicstate Trial Lawyers Association's PAC, which has backed a GOP - led Senate, gave more than $ 100,000 to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption convicState Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption conviction.

Democrat Luis Sepúlveda won a special election for a seat on the State Senate in the 32nd senatorial district last night, easily defeating his two challengers.

There are special elections in New York on Tuesday to fill nine vacant state Assembly seats and two vacant Senate seats.

Another sitting state legislator, Sen. Rob Ortt, has been indicted on corruption charges, along with George Maziarz, who held the western New York Senate seat before him.

Expect Mr. Rangel's allies to launch a full frontal assault on Mr. Espaillat should he, as expected, renege on his pledge not to seek his State Senate seat.

Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, who currently represents the district, has said he's «seriously considering» moving on to run for the State Senate seat currently held by Adriano Espaillat, who's running for Congress.

«As for my re-election in the current State Senate seat, I will make a final decision on that as the time nears.»

Perkins, an upper Manhattan Democrat, won a special election in February, vacating his seat on the state Senate.

If the intra-party warfare is still going on by the state's presidential primary date of April 19, it could be good for the GOP as it battles to retain former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat on Long Island in a special election that will also take place on that day.

On Nov. 4, 2008, Yager won election to the 12th District Seat in the Tennessee State Senate, defeating opponents Becky Ruppe (D) and Christopher Fenner (I).

On Nov. 4, 2008, Tracy won re-election to the 16th District Seat in the Tennessee State Senate, defeating opponent Jean Anne Rogers (D).

The State of the Race column on WMUR.com listed District 12 and the open seat in District 8 the two toss - ups in the Senate.

On November 4, 2008, Malone won re-election to the 26th District Seat in the Arkansas State Senate, running unopposed in the general election.

ALBANY - More than 25 candidates vying for State Senate and Assembly seats on Long Island were omitted from a government reform survey led by former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, records show.

Community organizer Desiree Pilgrim - Hunter announced her candidacy Saturday for the 33rd District state Senate seat, calling on voters to oust Espada and embrace «a fresh start.»

The Onondaga County Democratic Committee selected a Camillus high school teacher to run for the New York State Senate seat being vacated by Rep. John DeFrancisco (R - DeWitt), Syracuse.com reported on Saturday.

On Nov. 7, 2006, Ketron won re-election to the 13th District Seat in the Tennessee State Senate, defeating opponent Vince Springer (D).