2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for New York Senate District 11
New York State Senate · New York
Tony Avella (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Frank Padavan (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tony AvellaDemocrat · winner
54.3%31,573
Frank PadavanRepublican · incumbent
45.7%26,571
58,144 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET