2006 New York State Assembly election
The 2006 New York State Assembly election was held on November 7, 2006, to determine which party would control the New York State Assembly for the following two years in the 197th New York State Legislature. All 150 seats in the New York State Assembly were up for election and the primary was held on September 12, 2006. Prior to the election, 103 seats were held by Democrats and 47 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw Democrats expanding their majority in the State Assembly by 5 seats.
Retirements
Democrats
- District 22: Jimmy Meng retired.
- District 25: Brian M. McLaughlin retired after being charged with racketeering and embezzlement.
- District 46: Adele Cohen retired.
- District 57: Roger L. Green retired to unsuccessfully run for New York's 10th congressional district.
- District 95: Ryan Karben resigned on May 18, 2006 after he became the subject of an internal investigation into alleged sexual advances toward staffers.
- District 143: Paul Tokasz retired.
Republicans
- District 60: Matthew Mirones retired.
- District 108: Pat M. Casale retired.
- District 114: Chris Ortloff retired.
- District 121: Jeffrey Brown retired to unsuccessfully run for State Senate.
- District 127: Daniel L. Hooker retired.
Incumbents defeated
In primary
Democrats
- District 74: Sylvia Friedman lost renomination to Brian P. Kavanagh. Friedman lost to Kavanagh again when she ran in the general election as the Working Families Party nominee.
Republicans
- District 99: Willis Stephens lost renomination to Greg Ball.
- District 103: Patrick R. Manning lost renomination to Marc Molinaro.
Closest races
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