Special Election Feb 6th on Long Island for State Senate 7th district

[Verily]

One more day - February 6th

[Smash255]

Unofficial results Johnson wins 53.5- 46.5

[Deano963]

Johnson wins!

http://www.thealbanyproject.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=0DE958490E1E379D442FBAA6373D6CF2?diaryId=346

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Sweet, those Republicans violating court orders didn't manage to win. In your face, losers. 2 more pickups in the State Senate, and Lt. Gov. Paterson gets to break ties for the Democrats.

[Smash255]

this will set up another Special election.  This one to fill Johnson's seat in the county legislature.  Dems had a 10-9 advantage, now 9-9 with Johnson's victory.  Dems should keep the seat.

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this will set up another Special election.  This one to fill Johnson's seat in the county legislature.  Dems had a 10-9 advantage, now 9-9 with Johnson's victory.  Dems should keep the seat.

Too bad the fun probably stops there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_election_musical_chairs

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

We had such a thing after our mayor resigned. First we had a special election for mayor, which resulted in a city council member winning with 25% with 19% turnout. Then we had to have another special election to fill his old city council seat, which had 12% turnout.

OK, here's a cool scenario:

State Senator resigns.
State Rep wins State Senate seat.
Mayor wins State Rep seat.
County Commissioner wins Mayorship
City Councilman wins County Commisionership.
Special Election for City Council.

[Smash255]

We had such a thing after our mayor resigned. First we had a special election for mayor, which resulted in a city council member winning with 25% with 19% turnout. Then we had to have another special election to fill his old city council seat, which had 12% turnout.

OK, here's a cool scenario:

State Senator resigns.
State Rep wins State Senate seat.
Mayor wins State Rep seat.
County Commissioner wins Mayorship
City Councilman wins County Commisionership.
Special Election for City Council.

got a bit bored so looked into the Pres results for the  Legislative District (based off 2000 because census has voting districts based on 2000 (re districting has changed some of the precinct data as the Assembly district is incoporated in the voting district in Nassau

Gore won the district by almost 30 points, 62.93- 33.67

[minionofmidas]

OK, here's a cool scenario:

Vice President resigns.
Senator appointed Vice President and confirmed by Senate.
State Commissioner of Public Lands appointed Senator.
Representative wins commissioner of public lands job.
State Senator wins House seat.
State Rep wins State Senate seat.
Mayor wins State Rep seat.
County Commissioner wins Mayorship
City Councilman wins County Commisionership.
Special Election for City Council.

Fixed your post.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Apparently there are some rumours that two Republican State Senators from Upstate NY are thinking about switching parties.

[Verily]

That would be interesting. How far upstate? Doomed ones in Westchester and Putnam, or farther up?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

That would be interesting. How far upstate?

Upstate proper (one Rochester, the other in Western NY I think) not the suburbs.