Special state legislative elections thread (see OP for results/upcoming races)

[Holmes]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

[Gravis Marketing]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

Yeah. 2010 was painful, so was 2002, but unless I lived in Mississippi I'm not going to shed tears over an historical inevitability. Sorry.

[BigSkyBob]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

Then, it must really have hurt to watch the GOP pick up both chambers in New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Houses in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Ohio, and the Senate in New York. The last one must have really caused some consternation. Fortunately, the loss of both chambers in North Carolina wasn't that bad since it is part of the South.

[MilesC56]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

Its frustrating and sad to a _white southern ConservaDem like me; still, given the south's hostility to Obama, I can't say its surprising.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Been checking numbers, and it appears that as a result of the November 2011 elections, both houses of the Mississippi state legislature went from Democrat controlled to Republican controlled while in Lousiana and Virginia (where each party previously controlled one of the houses of the state legislature), Republicans won control of both houses.

Yes, I know the Democrats won a couple of special state legislative races around the country, but I don't know of any legislature (or house thereof) which flipped to Democrat control in 2011.

Does anyone else?

If so, please specify state, which house(s), and a link.

Thank you.

Since Nov 2010, the GOP gained majorities in five legislatures, and the Democrats none:the Lousiana House by party switches, the Lousiana Senate by special elections, the Mississippi Senate by party switches, the Mississippi House on election day, and the Virginia Senate on election day. In one year, that's a switch from a 5-1 advantage, to a 1-5 disadvantage.

It must have been a pretty painful year for partisan Democrats to watch!

What is so hillarious is the Democrats are bragging about winning a vote on one issue is Ohio (they lost on the healthcare issue in the same election in Ohio), while ignoring what happened around the mation.

[Badger]

Having actually read the soft cuddly language of (and voted on) Issue 3, I assure you few people knew what they were voting about. The same cannot be remotely said about Issue 2.

[Mr.Phips]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

Then, it must really have hurt to watch the GOP pick up both chambers in New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Houses in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Ohio, and the Senate in New York. The last one must have really caused some consternation. Fortunately, the loss of both chambers in North Carolina wasn't that bad since it is part of the South.

There was no excuse for Democrats to lose the New York Senate.  This was caused by a Democratic incumbent losing in a 77% Obama district. 

[BigSkyBob]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

Then, it must really have hurt to watch the GOP pick up both chambers in New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Houses in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Ohio, and the Senate in New York. The last one must have really caused some consternation. Fortunately, the loss of both chambers in North Carolina wasn't that bad since it is part of the South.

There was no excuse for Democrats to lose the New York Senate.  This was caused by a Democratic incumbent losing in a 77% Obama district. 

Then, it must of have doubly sucked.

[rbt48]

It looks like Dickie Drake (that name would not fly too well in much of the country, I'd guess) will replace his late brother Owen in the Alabama H of R for District 45.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/11/unofficial_results_show_drake.html

He is leading Paige Parnell, a former Miss Alabama, about 55 to 45%.

[Keystone Phil]

It was confirmed today that the slew of specials we are going to have here in a number of State House districts will take place in the new districts. Since my district was eliminated, I won't have to vote. This would have been the only truly competitive special. The only other one that might be is one in the Lehigh Valley but the GOP will have the edge.

[So the Heroes Fall]

It was confirmed today that the slew of specials we are going to have here in a number of State House districts will take place in the new districts.

I would've thought that would be illegal.

[Keystone Phil]

It was confirmed today that the slew of specials we are going to have here in a number of State House districts will take place in the new districts.

I would've thought that would be illegal.

Apparently not.

[Vasall des Midas]

It was confirmed today that the slew of specials we are going to have here in a number of State House districts will take place in the new districts.

I would've thought that would be illegal.

Certainly would be for federal elections and certainly ought to be for state elections...

[cinyc]

New York will have four special elections for Assembly at a time yet undetermined next year - two currently held by Democrats who won local elective offices in Buffalo and Yonkers, and two held by Republicans representing districts from Dutchess County and environs.  One of the Dutchess County elections is due to the Assemblyman being elected County Executive; the other is due to death.  The deceased Assemblyman Kirwin only won by 15 votes in the 2010 election.

[NY Jew]

Only partisan Democrats would be the ones crying over losing legislatures in the deep south, yes.

Then, it must really have hurt to watch the GOP pick up both chambers in New Hampshire, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Houses in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Ohio, and the Senate in New York. The last one must have really caused some consternation. Fortunately, the loss of both chambers in North Carolina wasn't that bad since it is part of the South.

There was no excuse for Democrats to lose the New York Senate.  This was caused by a Democratic incumbent losing in a 77% Obama district. 

and the second most McCain district in the state was won a democrat

[Seattle]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

[NY Jew]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

the McCain district I was referring to hasn't put up a Republican candidate in what seems like at least 10 years.

[Verily]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

He's talking about Dov Hikind's Assembly district, which is totally irrelevant to the discussion but was extremely strong for McCain, like 70% or so. Of course, Presidential vote is meaningless in that part of the world.

[BigSkyBob]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

He's talking about Dov Hikind's Assembly district, which is totally irrelevant to the discussion but was extremely strong for McCain, like 70% or so. Of course, Presidential vote is meaningless in that part of the world.

I think he is talking about Carl Kruger's state senate seat.

[Verily]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

He's talking about Dov Hikind's Assembly district, which is totally irrelevant to the discussion but was extremely strong for McCain, like 70% or so. Of course, Presidential vote is meaningless in that part of the world.

I think he is talking about Carl Kruger's state senate seat.

He's not; that seat is fairly Republican but far from the second-most Republican in the state. It's maybe R+5 or so.

[NY Jew]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

He's talking about Dov Hikind's Assembly district, which is totally irrelevant to the discussion but was extremely strong for McCain, like 70% or so. Of course, Presidential vote is meaningless in that part of the world.

I think he is talking about Carl Kruger's state senate seat.

He's not; that seat is fairly Republican but far from the second-most Republican in the state. It's maybe R+5 or so.

no I was talking about Kruger (the reason Republicans do so bad here is because they never put anyone up (the incumbent R district leader of one the AD in this SD even got a very well known democratic blogger endorsement in his primary race))

here are the NY state senate districts in order of most pro McCain

                           Obama     McCain
Lanza                  38.54%    60.82%
Kruger               44.62%    54.75%
Volker            44.63%    53.80%
Young            45.65%    52.64%
Maziarz            46.85%    51.59%
Flanagan             48.49%    51.15%
Golden               48.88%    50.35%
Griffo            48.79%    49.64%
Seward            48.95%    49.28%
Nozzolio            49.66%    48.85%
Aubertine        49.75%    48.75%
Ranzenhofer        50.44%    48.09%
Hugh Farley        50.48%    47.61%
Winner           51.25%    47.42%
Libous            51.07%    47.27%
Morahan           52.08%    47.25%
Marcellino            52.35%    47.20%
Skelos                52.10%    47.17%
Leibell            52.37%    46.69%
LaValle                 53.40%    46.55%
O. Johnson           52.87%    46.30%
Larkin            53.13%    45.77%
McDonald        52.96%    45.38%
Foley               54.69%    44.84%
Fuschillo               55.39%    43.92%
Saland            54.84%    43.89%
Little            54.64%    43.81%
C. Johnson          55.55%    43.74%
Hannon               55.69%    43.61%
Alesi            55.36%    43.45%
Bonacic            56.39%    42.07%
DeFrancisco        56.08%    41.98%
Stachowski        56.30%    41.92%
Valesky            58.46%    39.83%
Addabbo             61.26%    38.01%
Klein             62.26%    37.06%
Padavan               62.59%    36.65%
Stewart-Cousins    64.17%    35.07%
Oppenheimer        64.79%    34.44%
Breslin            63.85%    34.39%
Stavisky               65.01%    34.21%
Robach            65.85%    33.01%
Savino              66.65%    32.67%
Krueger              75.49%    23.75%
Thompson        76.71%    22.06%
Onorato              79.19%    19.78%
Monserrate        82.21%    17.30%
Squadron            82.59%    16.56%
Parker             84.19%    15.47%
Smith             84.70%    14.92%
Duane               85.49%    13.57%
Schneiderman        87.88%    11.32%
Huntley               89.52%    10.15%
Dilan               89.95%    9.46%
Espada               90.86%    8.80%
Adams               91.45%    8.07%
Díaz                       92.59%    7.14%
Serrano               92.56%    7.03%
Sampson               93.22%    6.65%
Perkins               95.17%    4.30%
Hassell-Thompson    95.85%    3.99%
Montgomery         96.43%    3.14%

[BigSkyBob]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

He's talking about Dov Hikind's Assembly district, which is totally irrelevant to the discussion but was extremely strong for McCain, like 70% or so. Of course, Presidential vote is meaningless in that part of the world.

I think he is talking about Carl Kruger's state senate seat.

He's not; that seat is fairly Republican but far from the second-most Republican in the state. It's maybe R+5 or so.

no I was talking about Kruger (the reason Republicans do so bad here is because they never put anyone up (the incumbent R district leader of one the AD in this SD even got a very well known democratic blogger endorsement in his primary race))

here are the NY state senate districts in order of most pro McCain

                           Obama     McCain
Lanza                  38.54%    60.82%
Kruger               44.62%    54.75%
Volker            44.63%    53.80%
Young            45.65%    52.64%
Maziarz            46.85%    51.59%
Flanagan             48.49%    51.15%
Golden               48.88%    50.35%
Griffo            48.79%    49.64%
Seward            48.95%    49.28%
Nozzolio            49.66%    48.85%
Aubertine        49.75%    48.75%
Ranzenhofer        50.44%    48.09%
Hugh Farley        50.48%    47.61%
Winner           51.25%    47.42%
Libous            51.07%    47.27%
Morahan           52.08%    47.25%
Marcellino            52.35%    47.20%
Skelos                52.10%    47.17%
Leibell            52.37%    46.69%
LaValle                 53.40%    46.55%
O. Johnson           52.87%    46.30%
Larkin            53.13%    45.77%
McDonald        52.96%    45.38%
Foley               54.69%    44.84%
Fuschillo               55.39%    43.92%
Saland            54.84%    43.89%
Little            54.64%    43.81%
C. Johnson          55.55%    43.74%
Hannon               55.69%    43.61%
Alesi            55.36%    43.45%
Bonacic            56.39%    42.07%
DeFrancisco        56.08%    41.98%
Stachowski        56.30%    41.92%
Valesky            58.46%    39.83%
Addabbo             61.26%    38.01%
Klein             62.26%    37.06%
Padavan               62.59%    36.65%
Stewart-Cousins    64.17%    35.07%
Oppenheimer        64.79%    34.44%
Breslin            63.85%    34.39%
Stavisky               65.01%    34.21%
Robach            65.85%    33.01%
Savino              66.65%    32.67%
Krueger              75.49%    23.75%
Thompson        76.71%    22.06%

That one was an embarassing one to lose!

Onorato              79.19%    19.78%
Monserrate        82.21%    17.30%
Squadron            82.59%    16.56%
Parker             84.19%    15.47%
Smith             84.70%    14.92%
Duane               85.49%    13.57%
Schneiderman        87.88%    11.32%
Huntley               89.52%    10.15%
Dilan               89.95%    9.46%
Espada               90.86%    8.80%
Adams               91.45%    8.07%
Díaz                       92.59%    7.14%
Serrano               92.56%    7.03%
Sampson               93.22%    6.65%
Perkins               95.17%    4.30%
Hassell-Thompson    95.85%    3.99%
Montgomery         96.43%    3.14%

[NY Jew]

I don't think the second most McCain district was as close percentage wise to him than that district to Obama. Do you have the numbers?

He's talking about Dov Hikind's Assembly district, which is totally irrelevant to the discussion but was extremely strong for McCain, like 70% or so. Of course, Presidential vote is meaningless in that part of the world.

I think he is talking about Carl Kruger's state senate seat.

He's not; that seat is fairly Republican but far from the second-most Republican in the state. It's maybe R+5 or so.

no I was talking about Kruger (the reason Republicans do so bad here is because they never put anyone up (the incumbent R district leader of one the AD in this SD even got a very well known democratic blogger endorsement in his primary race))

here are the NY state senate districts in order of most pro McCain

                           Obama     McCain
Thompson        76.71%    22.06%

That one was an embarassing one to lose!

whats so embarrassing it was one democrat loosing to another think of Bloomberg winning in NY (his first term when he was still officially a Republican)  (all it was was a democrat switching parties for political reasons as opposed to ideological ones and then acting like a democrat once he got in office)

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Kruger has resigned from the Senate, so we should see an interesting special election there.

[NY Jew]

if the Republicans nominates someone who is against marriage redefinition (and other parts of the lgbt agenda), has no big baggage, and could do well with the Russian community and the dems nominate Lou Fidler expect the Republican to win (especially now that people (who used to frontrunner) realize that they can win)