ALBANY — Democratic Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner maintained a roughly 1,000-vote lead against her Republican opponent Dave Catalfamo late Tuesday night, but the incumbent hesitated to declare success in securing the 113th District.
Catalfamo, an aide to former Gov. George E. Pataki and Wilton resident, hopes to unseat the Round Lake incumbent and represent the district that covers parts of Saratoga and Washington counties.
Many state legislature races were too close to call with thousands of absentee ballots outstanding. Elections officials warned the public for weeks ahead of Election Day that final results could take time. A record number of New Yorkers voted by absentee ballot this year, an option extended to any voter who was concerned about contracting the coronavirus at the polls. Absentees typically favor Democrats.
"It's too close to call," Woerner said over a Zoom call with press and supporters. "There are so many people who voted absentee, which is amazing. We are hopeful at the end of the day we will prevail."
So, too, was the case in the 46th Senate District race, where Republican candidate Rich Amedure, Jr., led with over 66,000 votes for the seat. Democrat Michelle Hinchey, the daughter of late Congressman Maurice Hinchey, and Amedure, a retired state trooper, are vying for the Senate seat left by departing Republican Sen. George Amedore Jr., who has been in office since 2014. The district covers all of Montgomery and Greene counties and portions of Schenectady, Albany and Ulster counties.
One thing was clear as votes continued to roll in across the state: the Working Families Party captured double the necessary votes on the party line in the presidential election to maintain ballot status in New York. Shortly before midnight, the state Board of Elections showed over 270,000 votes cast on the third party line for president. Democrat Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris also carried the Working Families line.
43rd Senate
Incumbent Republican Sen. Daphne Jordan, of Halfmoon, was leading with a nearly 20,000 vote lead against Democratic challenger Patrick Nelson, a Stillwater village trustee.
44th Senate
Incumbent Sen. Neil Breslin, an Albany Democrat, held a sizable lead over Republican challenger David Yule, a Colonie-based certified public accountant who ran unsuccessfully for Albany County comptroller last year, capturing 68,629 votes to Yule's 30,101.
45th Senate
Republican Assemblyman Dan Stec was ahead of Democratic candidate Kimberly Davis for the Senate seat left vacant after incumbent Republican Sen. Betty Little opted not to seek re-election. Stec garnered 64,211 votes to Davis's 37,497 with 194 of 210 election districts reporting.
49th Senate
Incumbent Republican Sen. Jim Tedisco was leading with 78,134 votes to Democrat Thearse McCalmon's 37,848 votes, with 186 of 228 district reporting.
107th Assembly
Incumbent Republican Jake Ashby, of Schodack, was leading with 34,266 votes against Democrat Brittany Vogel, of Brunswick. Libertarian candidate Charles Senrick, of Schodack, captured just under 550 votes with all election districts reporting for suburban-rural election district.
108th Assembly
Incumbent Democrat John T. McDonald, was leading with nearly 24,000 votes to Republican challenger Petros Papanicolaou's roughly 11,000 votes. McDonald was elected to the position in 2012 and won a primary in June over Sam Fein, an Albany County legislator. Fein, who was on the Working Families line, snagged 3,158 votes with 129 of 131 election districts reporting.
109th Assembly
Incumbent Assemblywoman Pat Fahy maintained a significant lead over Republican candidate Robert Porter, who previously ran for the seat against Fahy unsuccessfully. Fahy, who is seeking her fifth term representing parts of Albany, Guilderland, New Scotland and Bethlehem, garnered over 35,000 votes with all election districts reporting.
110th Assembly
Assemblyman Phil Steck was leading with 31,493 votes against Republican challenger David Feiden as the two vie for the 110th District. Feiden is an events photographer from Niskayuna. Steck has been in office since 2013. The district includes Niskayuna, Colonie and part of Schenectady.
111th Assembly
Democratic incumbent Angelo Santabarbara maintained a roughly 5,000-vote lead late Tuesday with all election districts reporting. Republican challenger Paul DeLorenzo, an attorney at the DeLorenzo, Grasso & Delmatta law firm in Schenectady, captured just shy of 20,000 votes. The district includes Montgomery County, western Schenectady County, and Knox and Berne in Albany County.
112th Assembly
Republican incumbent Mary Beth Walsh, a Ballston resident seeking her third term for the Assembly seat, was leading with nearly 60 percent of votes. Walsh faced a challenge by Democrat and Working Families candidate Joseph Seeman, a retired software developer for the state, in representing portions of Saratoga and Schenectady counties.
114th Assembly
Republican candidate Matt Simpson, the Horicon Town Supervisor, maintained a lead ahead of Glens Falls 3rd Ward Supervisor Claudia Braymer, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate. Evelyn Wood, former town supervisor of Thurman and a member of the Warren County Board of Supervisors and Serve America Movement party candidate, trailed the two major party candidates with fewer than 300 votes.
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