United States Senate
Democratic Senator Charles Schumer won reelection against Jay Townsend, his Republican opponent.
Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton resigned to become United States Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. Kirsten Gillibrand had been appointed to the seat by Governor David Paterson in 2009, and won the general election on November 2, 2010, to hold the seat for the remainder of its term, against Republican Joseph J. DioGuardi.
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