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New York’s highest court issued a unanimous decision Monday that means Republicans will control the state Senate starting next year.

In a 6-0 decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed lower-court rulings that had declared Republican Senate candidate Jack Martins the winner of a race in Long Island against incumbent Sen. Craig Johnson, D-Nassau County.

The victory for Martins gives Republicans a 32-30 majority in the Senate, effective when the new session starts early next month.

Republicans had controlled the Senate for more than four decades, before losing control in the 2008 elections.

Republican control will likely boost the Capital Region delegation, because five of the six senators representing the 11-county area are Republicans. The delegation also includes Sen. Neil Breslin, D-Delmar.

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