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beastie boy

(9,375 posts)
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:41 AM Apr 2016

Todd Kaminsky leads Chris McGrath in race for Skelos seat

Source: NY Newsday

Democratic Assemb. Todd Kaminsky held a narrow lead Tuesday night over Republican Christopher McGrath in the special election to replace former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — with control of the Senate potentially in the balance.

With all precincts in Nassau’s 9th Senate District reporting, Kaminsky led by just 780 votes, garnering 49.9 percent of the vote to McGrath’s 48.8 percent....

Read more: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/todd-kaminsky-leads-chris-mcgrath-in-race-for-skelos-seat-1.11709705



With all the news focused on Hillary, this one appears to have been lost in the news cycle.

For New York Democrats, this is a very big deal indeed!
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Todd Kaminsky leads Chris McGrath in race for Skelos seat (Original Post) beastie boy Apr 2016 OP
I canvassed for that election. The_Commonist Apr 2016 #1

The_Commonist

(2,518 posts)
1. I canvassed for that election.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 12:25 PM
Apr 2016

McGrath hasn't conceded yet. He's going to wait for the absentee ballots to be counted.

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