2020 New York State Senate election

The 2020 New York State Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts across the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on June 23, 2020.

2020 New York State Senate election

November 3, 2020

All 63 seats in the New York State Senate
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.72%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Rob Ortt
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 35th District 62nd District
Seats before 40 22
Seats won 43 20
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 4,379,045 2,661,869
Percentage 55.96% 34.02%
Swing 0.02% 0.77%

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Majority Leader before election

Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Democratic

Prior to the 2020 elections, Democrats held 40 seats in the State Senate, while Republicans held 20 seats and three other seats were vacant. In 2018, Democrats won their greatest share of New York State Senate seats since 1912.

Senate Democrats increased their majority by three seats, flipping five seats from Republican to Democrat while Republicans flipped two seats from Democrat to Republican. This gave Democrats their largest seat share in history, and acquired a 2/3 supermajority.

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