Even more good news -- Democrats Win Majority of (NY) State Senate!

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For the first time since 1935, the Democratic Party in New York has the governorship, plus a majority in the state senate:

Democrats have won a majority of New York's state Senate, giving the party full control of the Legislature for the first time since the Great Depression. Going into Tuesday's election, the Democrats trailed 31-29 with two vacancies. They won 32 seats in the 62-seat chamber.

The victory comes after record spending on both sides of the aisle and was fueled by the enthusiam of Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

One race that helped turn the tables was in Queens, where City Councilman Joseph Addabbo, a Democrat, ousted longtime incumbent Serphin Maltese, 58 percent to 43 percent.

The 15th District stretches from Masbeth to Howard Beach.

As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, one local senatoral race was still too close to call.

Incumbent State Senator Frank Padavan is leading his Democratic challenger, Queens City Councilman James Gennaro, by a small margin.

With 100 precincts reporting, only 723 votes separate the two.

Padavan was first elected to the Senate in 1972.

Gennaro's term in the council ends next year. He has not conceded the race.

Thank you, President-elect Obama for the down-ticket mojo!

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