Republican candidates looked to have broken New York Democrats’ supermajority in the state Senate on Tuesday night — as GOP challengers also appeared to have ousted two veteran Democrat…
in the state Senate on Tuesday night — as GOP challengers also appeared to have ousted two veteran Democratic members of the Assembly in a pair of stunning upsets.
GOP challenger Bill Weber also declared victory over state Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick during a speech at the Hilton Pearl River Hotel in Rockland County.Republicans needed to flip just two seats in the 63-member chamber to deprive Democrats of their veto-proof majority.Unofficial results showed Rhodes leading state Sen. John Brooks , 54.5% to 45%, and Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick ahead of Democrat Kenneth Moore 55%-45% in the race to succeed former Democrat Sen.
Republican Michael Novakhov was leading Assemblyman Steven Cybrowitz by an even wider margin, 60%-40%, with 90% of the machine vote counted.
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