The Senate Republicans are sure they will win the three too-close-to call races in Westchester, Buffalo and on Long Island.
The balance of the Senate hangs on the outcome of the races. Democrats went into Election Day holding a narrow 32-29 majority, with one vacancy.
“Notwithstanding the Democrats’ desperate attempts to portray the process as flawed, state mandated 3 percent audits have shown that the system is reliable and accurate, and that every vote is being counted,” said GOP spokesman Scott Reif in a statement.
Republican candidate Mark Grisanti continues to hold a thin lead over Sen. Antoine Thompson, D-Buffalo. Democrats on Tuesday argued that a malfunctioning machine should trigger a hand recount. Republicans dismissed that idea again this morning.
“Despite Democrat claims, all of the machines have worked and the data is intact, secure and reliable. Rather than count the votes, Democrats want to stall and delay,” Reif said. “These unnecessary delays are designed to give Democrats more time to retire $2.1 million in campaign debt before they go into the minority. When all of the votes are counted, Mark Grisanti will be certified the winner and give Western New York another voice in Albany.”
Grisanti leads by more than 500 votes.
In the 37th district, where Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer is trying to fend off a challenge from Republican Bob Cohen, Republicans remain hopeful they will take the seat, even though Oppenheimer has a lead.
“With approximately 10,000 votes still left to be counted, this race is too close to call,” Reif said. “Counting is on hold pending a court ruling today related to a number of outstanding Westchester County races. The Westchester County Board of Elections still needs to perform its 3 percent audit, as required by law.”
In the Long Island race, Sen. Craig Johnson is trailing Republican Mineola Mayor Jack Martins by 236 votes.
“Martins is the winner,” Reif said.
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Go Bob Cohen! We are pulling for you, Martins and Grisanti! Thanks for nothing, Suzi!
too bad the journal news editorial board didn’t want
to protect westchester….if bob cohen looses it
will be due to their remarkably self contradictory
endorsement of suzi….who will end up in the minority
and will be able to add nothing to the equation when
it comes to helping the county and fixing westchester
along with andrea stewart cousins they will both be
in the minority and they are the only all westchester
senators with responsibility for yonkers, new rochelle
and white plains..
I sure hope the GOP pulls this off because the New York government definitely needs the checks and balances of a Republican-controlled senate.
Yeah, great check-and-balance for 40 years prior to the last 2.
Republicans are part-and-parcel of the problems in Albany. They are no answer.
Why doesnt’ the article just come out and say that the NY Senate is now weighted 30-29 in favor of Republicans w/3 races to be determined?
No, this article and others I’ve read only talk of the previous 32-29 Democratic majority with 1 seat vacant.
A very democratic slant on the part of our journalistic friends. At any rate, many, many, many people are pulling for Bob Cohen!
I think Suzi will win. We need her to help defend us against the business-oriented conservative trend destroying our state. Well, the bottom 80% of it anyway.
you have to be kidding josh..”the business oriented trend”
your own democratic candidate for governor admitted that
businesses are about to flee the state because the “trend”
is to tax them out of existance..suzi is a throwback
to the 1960’s and she represents liberals like you who
simply want to spend the money of others and believe
that businesses are evil because they make profits…
of course what you never recognize is that if it weren’t
for wall street there would be very little revenue in
this state to pay for anything..and if it weren’t for
small businesses there would be no jobs..so you by
deductive logic must either be 1. a public union member
2 a teacher 3. out of work and living at home
We don’t need conservative Republicans providing the wealthy every additional break – life is plenty good for them already.
We don’t need urban crooked Dems who don’t understand reform or governance.
Can we get a Third Way in this awful Senate?????