Nassau County is a suburban county located on Long Island,immediately to the east of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census,Nassau County's population was 1,395,774,making it the sixth-most populous county in the State of New York,and reflecting an increase of 56,242 (+4.2%) from the 1,339,532 residents enumerated at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Mineola,while the county's largest town is Hempstead. Along with the remainder of Long Island,Nassau County lies in the southeastern portion of New York State.
The 1946 United States Senate elections were held November 5,1946,in the middle of Democratic President Harry S. Truman's first term after Roosevelt's passing. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections,and four special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Republicans took control of the Senate by picking up twelve seats,mostly from the Democrats. This was the first time since 1932 that the Republicans had held the Senate,recovering from a low of 16 seats following the 1936 Senate elections.
The 1930 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Herbert Hoover's term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections,and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold,Republican incumbents became unpopular,and Democrats picked up a net of eight seats,erasing the Republican gains from the previous election cycle,however,Republicans retained control of the chamber. This was the first of four consecutive Senate elections during the Depression in which Democrats made enormous gains,achieving a cumulative pick-up of 34 seats.
The 2006 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections,then incumbent Republican governor George Pataki chose not to run for re-election in a fourth term. Democrat Eliot Spitzer,the New York Attorney General,won the election over former Republican state Assembly minority leader John Faso. As of 2023,this is the last time the Governor’s office in New York changed partisan control. This was the first open-seat election since 1982. Primary elections were held on September 12. This is the last gubernatorial election where any of the following counties voted Democratic:Genesee,Chautauqua,Cattaraugus,Niagara,Fulton,Steuben,Tioga &Schoharie.
The 1894 United States House of Representatives elections were held from June 4,1894,to November 6,1894,with special elections throughout the year. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 356 congressional districts across each of the 44 U.S. states at the time,as well as non-voting delegates from the inhabited U.S. territories. The winners of this election served in the 54th Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 1890 United States census.
Francis Thomas Purcell was an American Republican politician who was county executive of Nassau County,New York (1978–87). He served as a trustee and also as mayor of the village of Malverne,was a member of the New York State Assembly,and supervisor of the town of Hempstead,New York,before becoming county executive in 1978. After resigning in 1987,Purcell became a political commentator for Cablevision's news channel News 12 Long Island. In 2004,a section of land formerly called Hempstead Plains was dedicated to Purcell in honor of his service and dedication to Nassau County.
Frederick W. Thiele Jr. is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 1st district since 2013 and the 2nd district from 1995 to 2012,as a member of multiple political parties. Thiele was originally elected as a member of the Republican Party,but switched to the Independence Party of New York in 2009. He joined the Democratic Party after the Independence Party lost its ballot position.
Joseph Nestor Mondello was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee until September 2009 and as the chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee from 1983 to May 24,2018.
Matthew Mirones is a former Republican politician from New York City who represented parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island in the New York State Assembly.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1990 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Michael A. Montesano was member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead,North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,he was initially elected in a 2010 special election. Since 2022 he has served as a district judge of Nassau County.
Edward P. Ra is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 19th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead,North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,Ra was first elected in 2010.
Andrew Reed Garbarino is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 7th district from 2013 to 2020.
Anna Kaplan is an Iranian-American politician from Great Neck,New York. A Democrat,she was a member of the New York State Senate,representing New York's 7th State Senate district,which runs from the North Shore to roughly the central part of Western Nassau County on Long Island. She was a member of the so-called "Long Island Six," a group of six Democrats who represent Long Island in the New York State Senate and often vote as a block. She was elected in 2018 as part of a wave of Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents and brought control of the New York Senate to the Democrats for only the third time since World War II. She lost re-election in 2022 to Jack Martins.
Kevin Byrne is an American public official serving as the 6th County Executive of Putnam County,NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly. He is a registered Republican.
Anthony 'Tony' D'Urso is an Italian-American politician who represented the 16th District of the New York State Assembly from 2017 to 2020. First elected in 2016,he is a Democrat. The district includes the majority of the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island.
Peter Harckham is an American businessman and politician from the State of New York. A Democrat,Harckham represents Senate District 40 in the New York State Senate. He was first elected in 2018,defeating incumbent Terrence Murphy. The 40th district includes parts of Dutchess,Putnam and Westchester counties in the Hudson Valley.
John Mikulin is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 17th district,which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican,Mikulin was first elected in a 2018 special election.
Taylor Darling is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 18th district,which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. A Democrat,Darling was first elected in 2018,defeating thirty-year incumbent Earlene Hooper in the primary election.
New York's 14th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican David McDonough since a special election in 2002.
