Incumbent Democrat Carolyn McCarthy prevailed once again, besting Republican challenger Martin Blessinger by a vote of 98,011 to 53,277.

McCarthy plans to continue her fight for gun safety legislation and vows to push for the Assault Weapons Ban. She also intends on introducing legislation that will address school safety and be incorporated in the No Child Left Behind Act when it comes up for renewal next year. McCarthy feels that education has been and will continue to be a major focus so that children will get the education they need to be competitive in a global economy. Her focus in the first 100 days will be to help the middle class by readjusting the budget to fund education and the healthcare system.

Incumbent Republican Senator Michael Balboni claimed victory in this year's race against Democrat challenger Joseph Hand by a vote of 42,198 to 30,768.

According to Senator Balboni, who was first elected to the Senate back in 1997, he and his colleagues, during this past year, increased the DNA database to help prosecute more criminals and protect victims; expanded Megan's Law to include lifetime registration for the most dangerous sex offenders and eliminated the statute of limitations for rape victims to give victims more time to come forward and seek legal recourse.

In the area of Homeland Security, in which he is so active, he said he delivered $5 million to improve emergency shelters on Long Island; secured $25 million for a new Homeland Security Center on Long Island that will not only protect residents but create local jobs; secured $2 million for the North Shore University Health Systems for their Women's Center of Excellence and sponsored a law to provide $10 million to secure funds to combat terrorism at the Port of New York.

Incumbent Republican Thomas Alfano bested Democrat challenger Alfred Cooper, Sr. in this year's race by a vote of 20,128 to 10,981.

Assemblyman Alfano, who's been serving the communities of the 21st District for the past 10 years, intends to continue his work on education, health care, tax relief and social justice issues. He looks forward to taking part in a bipartisan movement to "attack Medicaid fraud and put in place mechanisms that will root out waste" and vows to look at specific, targeted ways of relieving local taxes for working families and seniors through the STAR program. His goals are many, including increasing education aid, passing the Workforce Housing Bill he sponsored along with Assemblyman DiNapoli and increasing resources to local hospitals. He believes quality of life is the biggest issue facing the communities he serves.