Democrat Didi Barrett will face off against Republican Richard Wager in a special election for the 103rd Assembly seat, Tuesday. The seat was formerly held by Marcus Molinaro, who was elected Dutchess County Executive in November. The 103rd includes the city of Hudson and the towns of Ancram, Austerlitz, Canaan, Claverack, Copake, Ghent, Greenport, Hillsdale and Stockport, and 12 towns in Dutchess County, including Red Hook, Milan, Millerton and Pine Plains. Parry Teasdale writes in The Columbia Paper .there were nearly 81,000 registered voters in the 103rd as of November, 27 percent of those voters reside in Columbia County. Republicans hold a sizable advantage over Democrats among registered voters in Dutchess County. The winner of Tuesday's election will serve through the end of 2012, the balance of Molinaro's term. Read the full story in The Columbia Paper.