Updated at 10:56 p.m.

With election results just starting to be reported, Republicans are so far holding onto state Assembly and Senate seats.

Incumbent GOP State Sen. Mark Walczyk (49th district, which includes western St. Lawrence County) is ahead of Democratic challenger Cassie Robbins-Forbus,48,083 to 22,961

Republican Sen. Dan Stec (45th district, which includes eastern St. Lawrence County) is now leading with 43,350 votes, compared to Democratic challenger Melissa Seale, who has received 38,539 votes so far.

Meanwhile, in the 117th state Assembly district, which includes much of southern and central St. Lawrence County, Republican Tammie Nabywaniec is ahead of Democrat Dennis Gordon, 18,261to 8,036.

The early results include ballots cast during early voting and mail-in ballots received through Monday as well as some of today’s in-person votes. All results are unofficial and do not include absentee or mailed in ballots received after Monday.

Stec, a North Country native and Navy veteran, previously served in the State Assembly and as Queensbury town supervisor before being elected to the Senate. Seale is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, small-business owner, and community advocate from Glens Falls.

Walczyk, who represents the 49th Senate District, previously served on the Watertown City Council and is a major in the U.S. Army Reserve. Robbins-Forbus is a healthcare grant writer who lives in Lewis County

Nabywaniec brings years of experience working in the Assembly as chief of staff for current Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush, who is retiring. Gordon is a graphic designer who remained in the area after his family moved to Fort Drum.

In the 116th Assembly District, which includes northern St. Lawrence County as well as Potsdam and Canton, Republican Scott Gray was unopposed.