2010 New York State Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 New York State Senate election

| country = New York (state)

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 New York State Senate election

| previous_year = 2008

| next_election = 2012 New York State Senate election

| next_year = 2012

| seats_for_election = All 62 seats in the New York State Senate

| majority_seats = 32

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| turnout =

| image1 = Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)- IMG 4713 (8188031069) (cropped).jpg

| leader1 = Dean Skelos

| party1 = New York Republican Party

| leaders_seat1 = 9th District

| seats_before1 = 30

| seat_change1 = {{gain}} 2

| seats_after1 = 32

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 =

| image2 = File:New York State Senator Malcolm Smith 2009 cropped.jpg

| leader2 = Malcolm Smith

| party2 = New York Democratic Party

| leaders_seat2 = 14th District

| seats_before2 = 32

| seat_change2 = {{loss}} 2

| seats_after2 = 30

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 =

| map_image = 2010NYSSResults.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}
{{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}}

| title = Temporary President and Majority Leader

| posttitle = Temporary President and Majority Leader

| before_election = Malcolm Smith

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Dean Skelos

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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The 2010 New York State Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010, to elect representatives from all 62 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/Primary/2010PrimaryElectionResults.pdf|title=2010 Primary Election Results|website=Elections.NY.gov|access-date=November 30, 2021}} Republicans retook the Senate majority,{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-take-control-of-new-york-state-senate-for-first-time-since-2010-1541592631|title=Democrats Take Control of New York State Senate for First Time Since 2010|first=Jimmy|last=Vielkind|website=WSJ}} winning 32 seats to the Democrats' 30 on Election Day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/appeals-court-backs-martins-state-senate-win-1.2555446|title=Court backs Martins win, GOP takes NY Senate|website=Newsday}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010NYSenateRecertified09122012.pdf |title=Recertified 2010 New York State Senate Election Results |website=Elections.NY.gov |access-date=November 30, 2021}}

One Republican Senate incumbent, Senator Frank Padavan of Queens, was defeated,{{Cite web|url=https://www.qchron.com/news/north/padavan-concedes-avella-talks-strategy/article_e38ecf1a-7be3-5c8d-b2f9-c09bd45645a4.html|title=Padavan concedes; Avella talks strategy|first=Liz|last=Rhoades|website=Queens Chronicle}} while four Democratic incumbents (Sens. Brian Foley,{{cite web |last=Bolger |first=Timothy |url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/11/03/li-state-senate-races-zeldin-ousts-foley-johnson-martins-race-a-close-call/ |title=LI State Senate Races: Zeldin Ousts Foley, Johnson-Martins a Close Call |publisher=Long Island Press |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=January 7, 2012 |archive-date=September 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929122446/http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/11/03/li-state-senate-races-zeldin-ousts-foley-johnson-martins-race-a-close-call/ |url-status=dead }} Antoine Thompson,{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/AP37175703f0684855b74303335b2d8acb|title=Democratic NY Sen. Thompson concedes in recount|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206102136/http://online.wsj.com/article/AP37175703f0684855b74303335b2d8acb.html|archive-date=December 6, 2010}} Darrel Aubertine,{{cite web|author=David Lassman / The Post-Standard |url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/williams_giving_up_republican.html |title=Williams giving up Republican chair in Oswego County |publisher=syracuse.com |date=November 18, 2010 |access-date=January 7, 2012}} and Craig Johnson) were defeated in the general election.{{cite web|author=Judy Rattner |url=http://www.liherald.com/stories/Skelos-to-lead-GOP-in-Senate,29142?content_source=&category_id=5&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=&town_id= |title=Skelos to lead GOP in Senate |publisher=LIHerald.com |date=December 2, 2010 |access-date=January 7, 2012}}{{cite news| url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature | work=The New York Times | title=New York State Legislature Election Results}} Democratic candidate David Carlucci was elected to an open seat in Senate District 38{{cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/article/20101103/NEWS03/11030373/State-Senate-Carluccci-defeats-Vanderhoef-for-Morahan-s-seat|title=State Senate: Carluccci defeats Vanderhoef for Morahan's seat|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106073421/http://www.lohud.com/article/20101103/NEWS03/11030373/State-Senate-Carluccci-defeats-Vanderhoef-for-Morahan-s-seat|archive-date=November 6, 2010|access-date=December 3, 2010}} that had become vacant due to the July 2010 death of Republican Senator Thomas Morahan.{{cite web|url=http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/all_news/510820/senator-morahan-passes-away/?ap=1&MP4 |title=Senator Morahan passes away – YNN, Your News Now |publisher=Hudsonvalley.ynn.com |access-date=January 7, 2012}} Incumbent Democrat William Stachowski was defeated by Timothy M. Kennedy in a Democratic primary in Senate District 58,{{cite web |author=Stephen T. Watson |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article190544.ece |title=Kennedy records resounding victory over Stachowski – Politics |publisher=The Buffalo News |date=September 15, 2010 |access-date=January 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918232755/http://www.buffalonews.com/city/politics/article190544.ece |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} and Kennedy prevailed in the general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/erie/Kennedy-edges-out-Quinn-by-2 |title=Kennedy edges out Quinn by 2% |publisher=WIVB.com |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=January 7, 2012}} The Republicans' takeover of control of the State Senate was not confirmed until Johnson, who had sought a full hand recount of his race, exhausted his final court appeal on December 20, 2010.

Predictions

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align=left | Governing{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=November 1, 2010 |title=Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats |url=http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/2010-state-legislatures.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205220201/http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/2010-state-legislatures.html |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Governing}}

| {{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

| November 1, 2010

District 1

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 1st State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Kenneth LaValle (incumbent)

| votes = 65,611

| percentage = 66.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jennifer J. Maertz

| votes = 33,094

| percentage = 33.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 98,705

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 2

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 2nd State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = John J. Flanagan (incumbent)

| votes = 61,842

| percentage = 69.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Ira L. Bernstein

| votes = 26,750

| percentage = 30.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 88,592

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 3

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 3rd State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Lee Zeldin

| votes = 41,063

| percentage = 57.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Brian X. Foley (incumbent)

| votes = 30,876

| percentage = 42.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 71,939

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 4

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 4th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Owen H. Johnson (incumbent)

| votes = 43,799

| percentage = 66.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Maeghan H. Lollo

| votes = 22,197

| percentage = 33.6

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65,996

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 5

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 5th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Carl Marcellino (incumbent)

| votes = 58,064

| percentage = 62.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Lawrence H. Silverman

| votes = 35,336

| percentage = 37.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 93,400

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 6

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 6th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Kemp Hannon (incumbent)

| votes = 45,970

| percentage = 58.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Francesca Carlow

| votes = 30,328

| percentage = 38.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Working Families Party

| candidate = David L. Mejias

| votes = 2,013

| percentage = 2.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 78,311

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 7

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 7th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jack Martins

| votes = 42,928

| percentage = 50.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Craig M. Johnson (incumbent)

| votes = 42,477

| percentage = 49.7

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 85,405

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 8

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 8th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Charles Fuschillo (incumbent)

| votes = 53,439

| percentage = 64.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Carol A. Gordon

| votes = 29,384

| percentage = 35.5

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 82,823

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 9

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 9th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Dean Skelos (incumbent)

| votes = 59,252

| percentage = 65.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = George S. Sava

| votes = 30,804

| percentage = 34.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 90,056

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 10

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 10th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Shirley Huntley (incumbent)

| votes = 47,186

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 47,186

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 11

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 11th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Tony Avella

| votes = 31,573

| percentage = 54.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Frank Padavan (incumbent)

| votes = 26,571

| percentage = 45.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 58,144

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 12

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 12th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Michael Gianaris

| votes = 31,737

| percentage = 81.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jerome Patrick Tina Jr.

| votes = 7,320

| percentage = 18.7

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,057

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 13

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 13th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jose Peralta (incumbent)

| votes = 23,962

| percentage = 82.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Richard La Salle

| votes = 4,979

| percentage = 17.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,941

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 14

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 14th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Malcolm Smith (incumbent)

| votes = 43,356

| percentage = 81.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Samuel Benoit

| votes = 7,798

| percentage = 14.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Everly Brown

| votes = 2,033

| percentage = 3.8

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 53,187

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 15

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 15th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Joseph Addabbo Jr. (incumbent)

| votes = 23,272

| percentage = 56.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Anthony Como

| votes = 17,594

| percentage = 43.1

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 40,866

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 16

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 16th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Toby Ann Stavisky (incumbent)

| votes = 34,471

| percentage = 87.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Robert Schwartz

| votes = 5,171

| percentage = 13.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,642

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 17

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 17th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Martin Malave Dilan (incumbent)

| votes = 31,483

| percentage = 91.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Michael E. Freeman-Saulsberre

| votes = 3,084

| percentage = 8.9

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 34,567

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 18

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 18th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Velmanette Montgomery (incumbent)

| votes = 54,317

| percentage = 95.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Laquan O. Word

| votes = 2,330

| percentage = 4.1

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 56,647

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 19

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 19th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = John L. Sampson (incumbent)

| votes = 43,450

| percentage = 93.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Rose Laney

| votes = 3,071

| percentage = 6.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 46,521

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 20

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 20th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Eric Adams (incumbent)

| votes = 51,598

| percentage = 92.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Allan E. Romaguera

| votes = 4,352

| percentage = 7.8

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 55,950

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 21

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 21st State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Kevin Parker (incumbent)

| votes = 38,327

| percentage = 84.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jeffrey Lodge

| votes = 5,950

| percentage = 13.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Brian Kelly

| votes = 1,024

| percentage = 2.3

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 45,301

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 22

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 22nd State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Martin Golden (incumbent)

| votes = 28,270

| percentage = 65.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Michael DiSanto

| votes = 14,666

| percentage = 34.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 42,936

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 23

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 23rd State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Diane Savino (incumbent)

| votes = 29,908

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 29,908

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 24

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 24th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Andrew Lanza (incumbent)

| votes = 54,602

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 54,602

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 25

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 25th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Daniel Squadron (incumbent)

| votes = 50,485

| percentage = 86.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joseph A. Nardiello

| votes = 8,217

| percentage = 14.0

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 58,702

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 26

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 26th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Liz Krueger (incumbent)

| votes = 56,222

| percentage = 70.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Saul J. Farber

| votes = 23,634

| percentage = 29.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 79,856

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 27

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 27th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Carl Kruger (incumbent)

| votes = 25,004

| percentage = 73.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Avrahom Rosenberg

| votes = 9,152

| percentage = 26.8

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 34,156

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 28

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 28th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jose M. Serrano (incumbent)

| votes = 33,115

| percentage = 91.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jon Girodes

| votes = 2,631

| percentage = 7.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Keesha S. Weiner

| votes = 568

| percentage = 1.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 36,314

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 29

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 29th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Thomas Duane (incumbent)

| votes = 71,645

| percentage = 85.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joseph A. Mendola

| votes = 12,475

| percentage = 14.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 84,120

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 30

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 30th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Bill Perkins (incumbent)

| votes = 56,793

| percentage = 93.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Donal Yarbrough

| votes = 3,795

| percentage = 6.3

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 60,588

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 31

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 31st State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Adriano Espaillat

| votes = 50,007

| percentage = 84.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Stylo Sapaskis

| votes = 6,388

| percentage = 10.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party (US)

| candidate = Ann J. Roos

| votes = 2,158

| percentage = 3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Raphael M. Klapper

| votes = 964

| percentage = 1.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 59,517

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 32

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 32nd State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Rubén Díaz Sr. (incumbent)

| votes = 35,266

| percentage = 90.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party of New York

| candidate = Michael E. Walters

| votes = 3,795

| percentage = 9.7

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,061

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 33

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 33rd State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Gustavo Rivera (incumbent)

| votes = 27,417

| percentage = 97.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Green Party (US)

| candidate = John Reynolds

| votes = 833

| percentage = 2.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,250

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 34

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 34th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jeffrey Klein (incumbent)

| votes = 35,863

| percentage = 66.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Frank V. Vernuccio Jr.

| votes = 17,724

| percentage = 33.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 53,587

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 35

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 35th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Andrea Stewart-Cousins (incumbent)

| votes = 42,982

| percentage = 55.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Liam J. McLaughlin

| votes = 34,260

| percentage = 44.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 77,242

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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{{Election box end}}

District 36

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 36th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent)

| votes = 47,113

| percentage = 96.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Robert L. Diamond

| votes = 1,907

| percentage = 3.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 49,020

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 37

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 37th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Suzi Oppenheimer (incumbent)

| votes = 45,300

| percentage = 50.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Bob Cohen

| votes = 44,572

| percentage = 49.6

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 89,872

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 38

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 38th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = David Carlucci

| votes = 51,515

| percentage = 53.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = C. Scott Vanderhoef

| votes = 45,605

| percentage = 47.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 97,120

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 39

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 39th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Bill Larkin (incumbent)

| votes = 52,596

| percentage = 60.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harley E. Doles, III

| votes = 33,961

| percentage = 39.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 86,557

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 40

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 40th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Greg Ball

| votes = 50,705

| percentage = 51.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Mike Kaplowitz

| votes = 48,567

| percentage = 48.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 99,272

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 41

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 41st State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Stephen Saland (incumbent)

| votes = 56,680

| percentage = 59.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Didi Barrett

| votes = 38,253

| percentage = 40.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 94,933

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 42

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 42nd State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = John Bonacic (incumbent)

| votes = 52,533

| percentage = 59.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = David A. Sager

| votes = 35,745

| percentage = 40.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 88,278

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 43

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 43rd State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Roy McDonald (incumbent)

| votes = 64,811

| percentage = 58.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Joanne D. Yepsen

| votes = 46,542

| percentage = 41.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 111,353

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 44

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 44th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Hugh Farley (incumbent)

| votes = 61,771

| percentage = 64.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Susan E. Savage

| votes = 34,433

| percentage = 35.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 96,204

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 45

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 45th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Betty Little (incumbent)

| votes = 71,743

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 71,743

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 46

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 46th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Neil Breslin (incumbent)

| votes = 53,724

| percentage = 53.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Robert L. Domenici

| votes = 40,408

| percentage = 40.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Reform Party of the United States of America

| candidate = Michael J. Carey

| votes = 5,980

| percentage = 6.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 100,112

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 47

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 47th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joseph Griffo (incumbent)

| votes = 55,909

| percentage = 68.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Michael J. Hennessy

| votes = 25,525

| percentage = 31.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 81,434

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 48

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 48th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Patty Ritchie

| votes = 38,508

| percentage = 52.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Darrel Aubertine (incumbent)

| votes = 34,712

| percentage = 47.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 73,220

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 49

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 49th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = David Valesky (incumbent)

| votes = 43,935

| percentage = 52.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Andrew C. Russo

| votes = 39,317

| percentage = 47.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 83,252

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 50

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 50th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = John DeFrancisco (incumbent)

| votes = 58,892

| percentage = 64.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Kathleen Joy

| votes = 31,997

| percentage = 35.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 90,889

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 51

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 51st State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = James L. Seward (incumbent)

| votes = 66,956

| percentage = 68.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 66,956

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 52

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 52nd State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Thomas W. Libous (incumbent)

| votes = 52,700

| percentage = 61.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = John P. Orzel

| votes = 33,346

| percentage = 38.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 86,046

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 53

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 53rd State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Tom O'Mara

| votes = 46,226

| percentage = 59.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Pamela Mackesey

| votes = 31,470

| percentage = 40.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 77,696

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 54

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 54th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Michael Nozzolio (incumbent)

| votes = 61,958

| percentage = 69.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Edward J. O'Shea

| votes = 27,059

| percentage = 30.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 89,017

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 55

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 55th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = James Alesi (incumbent)

| votes = 57,025

| percentage = 53.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Mary Wilmot

| votes = 50,163

| percentage = 46.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 107,188

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 56

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 56th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Joseph Robach (incumbent)

| votes = 46,506

| percentage = 61.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Robin Wilt

| votes = 28,678

| percentage = 38.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 75,184

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 57

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 57th State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Catharine Young (incumbent)

| votes = 67,212

| percentage = 84.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Michael J. McCormick

| votes = 12,121

| percentage = 15.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 79,333

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 58

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 58th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Timothy M. Kennedy

| votes = 42,757

| percentage = 47.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jack Quinn III

| votes = 41,162

| percentage = 45.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independence Party of New York

| candidate = William Stachowski (incumbent)

| votes = 6,611

| percentage = 7.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 90,530

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 59

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 59th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Patrick Gallivan

| votes = 59,208

| percentage = 58.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Cynthia M. Appleton

| votes = 30,712

| percentage = 30.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = David DiPietro

| votes = 10,850

| percentage = 10.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 100,770

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 60

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 60th State Senate district election, 2010

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Mark Grisanti

| votes = 33,243

| percentage = 50.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Antoine Thompson (incumbent)

| votes = 32,724

| percentage = 49.6

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65,967

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 61

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 61st State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent)

| votes = 63,467

| percentage = 62.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Marc A. Coppola

| votes = 37,464

| percentage = 37.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 100,931

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 62

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New York's 62nd State Senate district election, 2010

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = George D. Maziarz (incumbent)

| votes = 59,097

| percentage = 67.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Amy Hope Witryol

| votes = 28,386

| percentage = 32.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 87,483

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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