Democrat Simcha Felder, however, continued to caucus with the Republicans, giving them control of the chamber with only 31 seats.

[5] The following day, The New York Times wrote that the Democrats had "decisively evict[ed] Republicans from running the State Senate, which they [had] controlled for all but three years since World War II".

[12] In an unexpected upset, Democratic challenger Kevin Thomas defeated Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon.

After defeating Julie Goldberg in the primary,[27] Carlucci turned back Republican Scott Vanderhoef in the general election.

[13] Republican John Bonacic, who has represented this district since 1999, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by Democrat Jen Metzger.

[16] As of November 7, 2018, Republican Bob Antonacci led Democrat John Mannion by 2,829 votes and declared victory in the race, although absentee ballots remained to be counted.

[31] After the dissolution of the Independent Democratic Conference, Felder remained with the Republicans as the decisive vote for Senate control.