The very active New York congressional primary begins with a special general election win for the Democrats. In a race many believed the Republican nominee, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro would covert, Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan successfully held the 19th CD in the Democratic column with a close 52-48% win. Mr. Ryan will now serve the unexpired portion of former Rep. Antonio Delgado’s term. The latter man resigned the seat to accept his appointment as Lt. Governor.
Curiously, Mr. Ryan will seek his re-election in the 18th District as he ran for both seats simultaneously. There, he will face state Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (R-New Windsor) who was unopposed in the open seat Republican primary. Former congressional aide John Riley won the 19th Democratic primary and now advances into the regular general election against Mr. Molinaro. Another incumbent pairing was also decided last night. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) easily defeated Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan), 55-24%, thus ending the Congresswoman’s 30-year congressional career. Mr. Nadler had led in all polling, hence the final result is not surprising, though the size of his victory is greater than expected. Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning) resigned his seat to accept a position in the private sector earlier this year. The Republican caretaker candidate, Steuben County Republican Party chairman Joe Sempolinski, won the special election to serve the balance of the term. He scored a 53-47% win over Democrat Max Della Pia. The latter man, however, won the regular election Democratic primary and he moves into the general election. The competitive House primary winners were: Nick LaLota (R; 47-28%; open Lee Zeldin seat), Robert Zimmerman (D; 36-26%; open Tom Suozzi seat; versus George Santos), Lauren Gillen (D; 63-24%; open Kathleen Rice seat), Dan Goldman (D; 26-24%; created open seat), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R; 78-21%; in general versus ex-Rep. Max Rose), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D; 57-23%), Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D; 67-33%; in general versus state Assemblyman Michael Lawler), Brandon Williams (R; 58-42%; in general versus Francis Conole; open John Katko seat), Nick Langworthy (R; 52-48%; regular election successor to Rep. Tom Reed), and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R; 54-40%). Comments are closed.
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