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Tague, Ashby take special elections

Apr 25, 2018 12:03 am
Updated: 7 a.m.
Republicans held both special election seats, with Chris Tague beating Aidan S. O'Connor, Jr. in the 102nd Assembly District, and Jake Ashby beating Cindy Doran in the 107th Assembly District. Tague got 8547 votes, and O'Connor received 8259 according to the state election board. Independent Wes Laraway got 1749 votes, mostly in Schoharie County, where he and Tague are based. O'Connor lost his home Greene County by 93 votes. With all precincts reporting in the 107th election, Ashby had 7797 votes and Doran trailed with 7517, 280 less. David Lombardo is reporting for the Times Union in other New York races, Democrats held on to three Assembly seats in New York City and one in the Buffalo area. Republicans defended two Assembly seats on Long Island. In the Senate, Democrats also held a seat in the Bronx. On Long Island, Democrat Steve Stern took a seat the GOP held for more than 20 years. All the winners of the April 24 special elections must run in November for a full two-year term. The petitioning process to get on that ballot will begin June 5.

102nd Assembly District
Aidan S. O'Connor, Jr. DEM, WOR, WEP 8259 44.32
Christopher Tague REP, CON, IND, REF 8547 45.87
Wesley D. Laraway THE 1809 9.71
Blank 4 0.02
Void 7 0.04
Write-in 8 0.04

107th Assembly District
Cynthia Doran DEM, WOR, WEP 7517 49.02
Jacob C. Ashby REP, CON, IND, REF 7797 50.84
Blank 2 0.01
Void 1 0.01
Write-in 19 0.12