State Legislature Special Election Mega Thread

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64/109 districts reporting (all of Suffolk is in, none of Nassau):
 
Christine Pellegrino (D): 59.26% , 3338 
Thomas A. Gargiulo (R): 40.51% , 2282

MAJOR UPSET ALERT

Holy sh**t. Does this district fall entirely within NY-2?

Yes, I believe so.

Maybe Democrats can try to win every congressional district in New York!

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Meanwhile, in the safe NY SD-30, 263/268 precincts are in:

Brian Benjamin (D): 91.25% , 7464
Dawn Simmons (R): 2.73% , 223
Ruben D. Vargas (Reform): 2.02% , 165

Pretty safe to say that one's over.

It isn't always safe to say that in New York State Senate elections, but Brian Benjamin appears to be an actual Democrat.

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So far this year Republicans have picked up one seat and Democrats have picked up two. So +1 for Democrats in special elections.

What did Republicans pick up outside a few party switches?

If we're counting party switches the Libertarians picked up one from R and one from D.