Tuesday, November 2, 2010
11:58 PM
Republicans say they have Assembly majority
Assembly Republicans say they have taken back the majority and are now projecting a pickup of at least a dozen seats.
Assembly GOP spokesman Jim Bender said Republicans are still watching four Dem seats -- the 42nd, 51st, 92nd and 93rd -- that they believe they can still pick up.
With the 12 seats they already believe they have won, Republicans are looking at coming back in January with at least 58 seats after going into the election with down 52-46 with two independents.
The projected GOP pickups include knocking off state Reps. Ted Zigmunt, Jim Soletski, Marlin Schneider, Mike Sheridan, Ann Hraychuck, Terry Van Akkeren, Kristen Dexter, Kim Hixson, and Phil Garthwaite. They also are projecting wins in the open 5th, 45th, 67th and 75th.
Republicans lost one seat in the 80th, where Janis Ringhand took the seat now held by Brett Davis, who vacated it to run for lt. guv.
-- By JR Ross
Labels: 2010_fall_election
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