Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election against Nassau County Comptroller Peter T. King.
Democratic incumbent Robert Abrams won re-election against former New York State Senator Bernard C. Smith and a plethora of third parties.
Republican Dennis Vacco won an open seat in a close election, as Robert Abrams, the Democratic incumbent, decided not to seek reelection.
Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer narrowly unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco : 4,985,474 ballots were cast.
Eric Schneiderman was elected to replace incumbent Andrew Cuomo who successfully ran for governor.