Of course if another power sharing agreement happens (which is unclear if it will happen or not) it could make it somewhat meaningless, but 62 of the 63 races for the NY State Senate have been decided. Democrats and Republicans have each won 31 seats. The 8th seat Incumbent Republican Michael Venditto trails Democrat John Brooks by 33 votes.
The race wasn't initially thought to be competitive, and the Republicans won the other seats on LI that were thought to be competitive (with the exception of Skelos's old seat in the 9th). However, a little less than three weeks before Election Day, Michael Venditto's father, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto was arrested on corruption charges along with Nassau Co. Exec Ed Mangano and Mangano's wife for dealings with a previously indicted business owner Hendritta Singh.
His father's legal issues made a race that wasn't expected to be that competitive into a competitive one and the race is now separated by 33 votes. State Sen Michael Venditto is actually in a similar place his father was a year ago. A year ago his father actually trailed slightly after the Election Day tallies in his re-election bid for Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor as he was dealing with the fallout of the indictment of Singh who he was known to be very close to along with an indictment of another Town of Oyster Bay official. Venditto later won very narrowly once all the absentee ballots were counted.
I live in the 6th, but literally blocks away from the 8th.
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/eyes-on-john-brooks-michael-venditto-race-for-control-of-state-senate-1.12621150
