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New York 2017 Election Results

November 7, 2017

New York held special elections on November 7, 2017, deciding 4 legislative seats.

Legislature

  • Assembly (150 seats): 107 D, 43 R before the election, 103 D, 42 R, 5 other or vacant after; control stayed with Democrats.
  • Senate (63 seats): 32 D, 31 R before the election, 32 D, 31 R after; control stayed with a bipartisan coalition.

Legislative races

RaceWinnerOthersNotes
Assembly 9Christine Pellegrino (D) 52.2%Thomas Gargiulo (R) 31.2%Flipped R to D
Assembly 74Harvey Epstein (D) 90.9%Bryan Cooper (R) 4.7%, Juan Pagan (Reform Party) 2.3%
Senate 26Brian Kavanagh (D) 61%Analicia Alexander (R) 14%
Senate 30Brian Benjamin (D) 90.7%Dawn Simmons (R) 3.2%, Ruben D. Vargas (Reform Party) 2.1%

Ballot measures

MeasureDescriptionResult
Proposal 1Holds a constitutional conventionFailed (16.97% yes)
Proposal 2Allows judges to revoke the state pension of a public officer convicted of a felony related to officer's dutiesPassed (73.15% yes)
Proposal 3Creates a 250-acre land bank to provide forest preserve land for local projectsPassed (52.31% yes)

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