2014 New York State Senate election

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| ← 2012 | November 4, 2014 | 2016 →

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All 63 seats in the New York State Senate
32 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Dean Skelos | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Jeffrey D. Klein
Party  | Republican | Democratic | Independent Democratic Conference
Leader's seat  | 9th District | 35th District |
Seats before  | 30  | 28  | 5[a]
Seats won  | 32  | 26  | 5
Seat change  | 2  |  2  |

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Results:
Democratic hold      Democratic gain
Republican hold      Republican gain
Independent Democratic hold

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| Temporary President and Majority Leader before election

Dean Skelos
Republican

| Temporary President and Majority Leader

Dean Skelos
Republican

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The 2014 New York State Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York.

Republican candidates won 32 seats, while Democratic candidates won 31. The 41st, 46th, and 55th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled, while the 60th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled.[3][4]

Dean Skelos and Andrea Stewart-Cousins retained their roles as Majority and Minority leader.

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Governing[5] | Tossup  | October 20, 2014

## Notes

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1. ^ After the 2012 elections but before the 2014 elections, Senator Malcolm Smith was expelled from the Independent Democratic Conference[1] and Tony Avella joined it, resulting in no net change.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Toure, Medina (January 25, 2017). "Queens State Senator Becomes Latest Democrat to Join Breakaway GOP-Aligned Faction". Observer. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
2. ^ "Avella's defection strengthens Senate coalition". Albany Times-Union. February 26, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
3. ^ "New York Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
4. ^ "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014" (PDF).
5. ^ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved July 10, 2024.