SD-11 headed for a recount
In state senate district 11, in Queens, incumbent Republican Senator Frank Padavan is leading Democratic challenger James Gennaro by 723 votes out of nearly 83,000 cast. If Gennaro wins this seat, that would bring the Democratic majority to 33-29.
From the Queens Tribune:
Frank Padavan, the last Republican to hold any office in the borough, faces a recount expected to begin Friday, with a winner to possibly be decided by early next week.
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[...] The majority in the Assembly has been padded by five new seats, which it a 109 to 41 majority. In two years, Democrats gained at least five seats in the State Senate and won a majority on Tuesday for the first time in decades. One seat in Queens, the 11th district, is holding a recount. [...]