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On Saturday, about 24 hours before Mondaire Jones was set to be sworn in to the House of Representatives, the historic nature of his election or his improbable ascension to succeed 32-year congresswoman Nita Lowey wasn’t top of mind. Jones,
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State Assemblyman Kevin Byrne boasted this week of receiving more votes in the November election than any Assembly candidate in the history of the 94th District. Running on five party lines, Byrne, a registered Republican, was reelected to a third
Read moreState Senator Pete Harckham gained some ground in his bid for reelection following the tallying of absentee ballots in Putnam and Dutchess counties. Harckham, who trailed Republican challenger Rob Astorino by more than 8,000 votes on Election night, is now
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Nearly three weeks after Election Day, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has officially secured his victory to continue serving the 18th Congressional District for a fifth term. The Associated Press on Thursday called the race, with Maloney defeating Republican challenger Chele
Read moreAs President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and called for the ballot counting process to come to a halt last week, protesters across the Hudson Valley and nation took to the streets to demand a free and
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Winning the most votes in U.S. presidential election history, former Democratic Vice President Joseph R. Biden has captured the White House in his third time running for the job, defeating incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the contentious 2020 election.
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Putnam County Legislature Chairwoman Toni Addonizio was reelected to a third three-year term Tuesday, defeating Vincent Fiorentino, a 19-year volunteer firefighter. Addonizio, who has led the nine-member, 8-1 Republican dominated Legislature for the last two years, outlasted Fiorentino 2,873 to
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While the nation was transfixed Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with the presidential election, the results of area races began to take shape. In the 18th Congressional District, Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney held a slim 6,655-vote lead over Republican
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Democrat Mondaire Jones has won the 17th Congressional District race after the Associated Press officially called the race in his favor late Wednesday morning. Jones, who will become the first openly gay Black member of Congress, thanked the voters of the
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Former Westchester County executive Rob Astorino’s lead over Democratic incumbent Peter Harckham in the 40th Senate District race has narrowed to about 7,400 votes with at least 35,000 absentee ballots to be counted districtwide. Overnight, the Board of Elections completed
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