No end in sight to Dem hold on Albany

New York Democrats are on the brink of retaining their supermajorities in the state Assembly and Senate, despite Republicans flipping several seats and coming closer to victory in the governor’s race than they have in decades.

The Dems have already secured the 100 seats they need for a veto-proof Assembly majority and are just waiting on the results of one last race to know if they will do the same in the Senate.

Republicans, who flipped seats in Brooklyn and Long Island, are nevertheless happy that they made inroads in deep blue New York after blasting the Democrats on crime and the economy.

“Any year that Republicans add to their conference totals is a good year. This is a chipping-away process . . . a step in the right direction,” GOP political consultant William O’Reilly said.

As of Friday, the only Senate seat left to be decided was the Syracuse-area race between state Sen. John Mannion and Republican challenger Rebecca Shiroff.

Just a few dozen votes separated them, but a win by Mannion would give the Dems the 42 seats they need for a supermajority in the 63-member Senate. Both parties were waiting on the results of a recount, which could take weeks.

In the Assembly, the Dems have gotten the 100 out of 150 seats they need, and a spokesman told The Post Friday they expect to wind up with 102 after all races are decided. This would be a five-seat drop from two years ago.

“It’s a vindication for the Democratic Party in New York, and despite the eleventh-hour hand wringing, state-level Democrats proved more often than not their policies are in line with what New York voters want from their state government,” Democratic political consultant Jake Dilemani told The Post.

The GOP came closest to breaking the supermajority in the outer boroughs and suburbs, amid a barrage of withering attacks over rising crime from Republicans.