Political_party_strength_in_New_York_(state)
New York is a Democratic stronghold and is considered one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and Illinois. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New York:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State (before 1927)
- Attorney General
- State Comptroller
- Treasurer (before 1927)
This article is about the state. For the city, see Political party strength in New York City.
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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State Assembly
- State delegation to the United States Senate
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives (also see New York's congressional districts)
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
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- There was no codified start for terms when Clinton took office; the date was set at July 1 in 1787, starting presumably in 1789. Most sources state that early governors took office on April 1; however, more contemporary sources note the elections were held on April 1, with the oath of office being delivered on July 1.
- Appointed to United States district court.
- Resigned to become Mayor of New York City.
- Resigned to accept the position of Postmaster of New York City.
- Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
- A coalition of Lewisites and Federalists elected a Lewisite, Andrew McCord, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- As Temporary President of the State Senate, became acting Lieutenant Governor upon a vacancy in the office.
- A Democratic-Republican, Daniel Cruger, was elected with three members absent on a 62–61 vote. A seat was contested by the Federalists, however, which led to an extended fight over the Council of Appointment. After the DRs won that debate, the contested seat was handed to the Federalist, and the Federalists had a functional majority of 62–61 despite the loss of the Speaker's seat.
- A coalition was formed between the Clintonians and Federalists to elect John Canfield Spencer, a Clintonian, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- The state delegation of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives voted 18-14-2 for John Quincy Adams.
- In April 1824, Clinton's political enemies, the Bucktails, voted in the New York State Legislature for his removal from his post as president of the Erie Canal Commission, causing such indignation among the electorate that he was nominated for governor by the "People's Party", and was re-elected governor over the official candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party, fellow canal commissioner Samuel Young.
- Resigned to become United States Secretary of State.
- Resigned when elected to the United States Senate.
- Resigned to become United States Secretary of War.
- Resigned when appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
- With the adoption of the Constitution of 1847, Senators moved from having one-quarter of the body each year to having every seat in the body up every two years, starting with the election of 1847.
- Due to a disputed election with a Whig candidate, the Democrats had a nominal majority at the start of session, and elected Noble S. Elderkin Speaker and organized the chamber. Midway through the session, Elderkin departed to care for his ill wife, and the Whigs assumed functional control under Robert H. Pruyn. After the seat dispute was decided in favor of the Democrat, and after it had been determined Elderkin would be gone the rest of session, a Democrat, Ferral C. Dininny, was again selected as Speaker.
- As a results of the even split, over the two year term, the Senate President Pro Tempore was traded between Edwin D. Morgan, a Whig, and William McMurray, a Democrat. Morgan had it for the first two months of 1852, then McMurray had it the last month of that session and the regular session of 1853, and then Morgan retained for the special session of 1853.
- Elected on a fusion Whig-Free Democratic ticket.
- A Democrat, Orville Robinson, was elected with the help of Republican members on the 49th ballot.
- A Democrat, Thomas G. Alvord, was elected with the help of the Know Nothings on the 53th ballot.
- A Democrat, Theophilus C. Callicot, was elected Speaker after cutting a deal with the Republicans that if he was elected, he would guarantee the election of a Republican Senator, later determined to be Edwin D. Morgan.
- Resigned in protest of President James A. Garfield's position on federal appointments.
- Resigned to become a judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
- Resigned to become President of the United States.
- Due to a change in the Constitution of New York in 1894, the Senate began to have its elections during even years, with a three-year term with the election of 1895 to allow for a transition.
- Resigned to become Mayor of Buffalo.
- Appointed to fill unexpired term, reelected, then resigned to become a justice of the New York Supreme Court.
- Resigned to take seat as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Resigned when appointed Director of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations for the United States Department of State.
- As majority Leader of the New York State Senate, served as Acting Lt. Governor upon succession of Lt. Governor to Governor, then elected in his own right.
- Resigned to become President of Nelson Rockefeller's Government Affairs Foundation.
- Forced to resign when it became known that he had made frequent visits to convicted labor leader Joseph S. Fay while the latter was incarcerated at Sing Sing prison.
- Resigned to devote himself to his Commission on Critical Choices for Americans.
- Conservative member(s) caucused with the Republicans. John J. Walsh, a registered Democrat, ran for re-election on the ticket of an "Upper Manhattan Apartment Building Party", and defeated the regular Democratic candidate Edward H. Lehner[1]
- Switched parties after not being selected to be Governor Pataki's running mate for the 1998 election.
- Democrats Pedro Espada Jr. and Hiram Monserrate briefly interrupted the majority by voting for a Republican organizing resolution, precipitating the 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis. Democrats ended up retaining their majority for the remainder of the term.
- Members of the Independent Democratic Conference, along with one other Democratic Senator, Simcha Felder, formed a power-sharing deal with the Republicans.
- Democratic Senator Simcha Felder, who had caucused with the Republican majority, was without a caucus until July 2019 when he was accepted into the Democratic majority.
- Senate Temporary President Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from August 24–September 9, 2021
- Senate Temporary President Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from April 12–May 25, 2022
- Independence Assemblyman Fred Thiele joined the Democratic Party on May 5, 2022.
- Republican George Santos of the 3rd district was expelled from congress on December 1, 2023. Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election to succeed him on February 13, 2024.
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- "Spitzer Resigns After Sex Scandal, Pressure". NPR. March 12, 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "Statement By Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman | New York State Attorney General". ag.ny.gov. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- Rashbaum, William K.; Fandos, Nicholas; Mays, Jeffrey C. (April 12, 2022). "Lt. Gov. Benjamin Resigns Following Campaign Finance Indictment". The New York Times.
- Reisman, Nick. "Antonio Delgado will be sworn in as New York lieutenant governor on Wednesday". Spectrum News. Retrieved May 23, 2022.