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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Incumbent Willsboro supervisor loses Primary to newcomer
WILLSBORO — A challenger won the Republican Party race for Willsboro town supervisor against the incumbent in Tuesday's Primary Election. Darren Dickerson garnered 62 votes, compared to six-term supervisor Shaun Gillilland with 47 votes. Dickerson will be the Republican nominee in November's general election. Gillilland filed an independent nominating petition as the Willsboro-Reber Party and will still be on the Tuesday, Nov. 4 general election ballot as the independent candidate. Gillilland first took office in 2014 and is the chairman of the Essex County Board of Supervisors. Essex County had several Republican Party primaries Tuesday. Town of Elizabethtown Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Marietta Brady, 15 votes; Patti Doyle (winner), 74 votes. Town of North Hudson Town Council (two seats): Republican: Brian DeZalia (winner), 38 votes; Larry Koller (winner), 35 votes; Frank Darwak, 11 votes. Town Justice: Sally Wachowski (winner), 32 votes; Deborah Duntley, 20 votes. Town of Ticonderoga Town Justice: Thomas Dedrick, 135 votes; Brenda Wells, 85 votes; Thomas Ruby, 91 votes; Philippe LaPerle (winner), 176 votes. Town of Wilmington Superintendent of Highways: Louis Adragna (winner), 49 votes; Cameron Grady, 35 votes; Darren Lawrence, 7 votes. Clinton County Town of Schuyler Falls Town Council: Conservative: Shelia Baker (winner), 4 votes (write-in). Franklin County No local offices were on the ballot.
CNN
4 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC Democratic mayoral primary
New York State assemblyman and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani declared victory in a speech as he is poised to win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, with his top challenger Andrew Cuomo conceding the race. According to CNN's projection, Mamdani, whose campaign focused on affordability, will garner less than 50% of the vote, meaning the race will formally be decided by ranked-choice votes.
CBS News
5 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Who is Zohran Mamdani? A look at the frontrunner in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is claiming victory after taking a commanding lead in the Democratic primary election for mayor of New York City. The first, unofficial results were released when polls closed on Election Day. In the first round of voting with 92% of the vote counted, Mamdani had 43.5%, ahead of Andrew Cuomo, who had 36.4%. Since no candidate exceeded 50% in the vote, however, it is headed into ranked choice voting elimination rounds. The winner won't be formally declared until all votes - including mail-in and others - are counted and certified. "Tonight, we made history," Mamdani said. "In the words of Nelson Mandela, it always seems impossible until it is done. My friends, we have done it. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City." Mamdani, 33, has had meteoric rise during the mayoral race. The Democratic socialist assemblyman started out relatively unknown and went on to lead in the first round of votes and claim victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had been the frontrunner in most polls prior to Election Day, even though those polls had become increasingly close. It's possible Mamdani may face Cuomo again in the Nov. 4 general election, since the former governor announced he plans to run as an independent. On Tuesday night, Cuomo said he would weigh his options. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is also running for reelection as an independent and avoided the primaries. All three may be on the ballot against Republican nominee and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa. The race has national implications, as well. Mamdani's success in one of the first elections since Donald Trump returned to office may signify to the party what type of candidate Democratic voters are hungry for. Who is Zohran Mamdani? Mamdani took office in the 36th Assembly District in 2021, representing the Queens neighborhoods Astoria, Astoria Heights and Ditmars-Steinway. According to his state assembly bio, he previously worked helping low-income New Yorkers fight off eviction. He was born in Uganda before moving to New York City with his family when he was seven years old, his bio says. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and Bowdoin College, and became a naturalized American citizen in 2018. "Zohran is proud to be the first South Asian man to serve in the NYS Assembly as well as the first Ugandan and only the third Muslim to ever be a member of the body," his bio reads. "For too long, communities such as these have been left out of our state's politics and priorities. Zohran will seek to amplify the voices of the preferably unheard across both the district and the state for as long as he remains in office." Mamdani campaigns for rent freeze and free buses The Democratic socialist built a campaign based on lowering the cost of living for working class New Yorkers. "Eight months after launching this campaign, with a vision of a city every New Yorker could afford, we have won," Mamdani said. "We have won because New Yorkers have stood up for a city they can afford. A city where they can do more than just struggle." Among his proposals are a rent freeze for the city's rent stabilized units as well as free bus service and city-owned grocery stores. He also wants to build 200,000 affordable housing units. He told CBS News New York's political reporter Marcia Kramer that he plans to fund all of this, in part, by raising taxes on corporations and top earners by a flat 2%. "Where it is appropriate, yes, taxes on the wealthiest, taxes on the most profitable corporations, absolutely. And I think that's one thing that has stood our campaign out from others is that I am very honest, and open, and clear about what will be required to pay for this agenda," Mamdani said in the March interview, going on to say, "I have seen us find money for all sorts of things, I have seen us find a billion dollars to pay for a Buffalo Bills stadium. But now when it comes to making sure that working class New Yorkers can catch a break, we're being told it's unrealistic. It's just a matter of political will." Mamdani received key endorsements from fellow progressive politicians, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and from state Sen. John Liu, who represents part of Queens. He told Kramer he believed in a grassroots effort to get younger voters energized, which appears to have paid off. Another strategy he used in the primary election was teaming up with fellow candidates, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and former state Assemblyman Michael Blake, in ranked choice voting endorsements. They came together and discouraged voters from ranking Cuomo. Mamdani's views on Israel draw scrutiny Cuomo, who campaigned on his experience, repeatedly criticized Mamdani for his lack of leadership. Mamdani's position on Israel also became a flashpoint in the race. As Kramer reported, he calls the war in Gaza a genocide and, while he says he supports Israel's right to exist, he will not say it should exist as a Jewish state. Mamdani became emotional during the campaign as he talked about what it's like to be Muslim running for mayor and facing pushback for his support for Palestinian nationalism. "I get messages that say things like, 'the only good Muslim is a dead Muslim.' I get threats on my life and on the people that I love and I try not to talk about it," he said. He was accused of making comments on a podcast that some Jewish groups said equated the Holocaust with intifada, which the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as "uprising, rebellion," and is derived from Arabic, where it literally means "the act of shaking off" Mamdani had said the word "intifada" was used "by the Holocaust museum when translating the Warsaw ghetto uprising." "What I hear in so many is a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights," Mamdani said. The U.S. Holocaust Museum called those comments "outrageous." "Exploiting the museum and the Warsaw ghetto uprising to sanitize 'globalize the intifada' is outrageous," the Museum said in a statement. "Antisemitism is such a real issue in the city, and it has been hard to see it weaponized by candidates," Mamdani said. If he wins the general election in November, he would be the first Muslim to be mayor of the city. and contributed to this report.
CBS News
5 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
NYC mayor election heads to polls for primary Election Day
It's primary Election Day in New York City and, just like the sweltering temperatures, it's been a heated Democratic primary between the 11 candidates vying to replace Mayor Eric Adams. New Yorkers appear to be energized, too. More than 384,000 ballots were cast during early voting, which is more than double the total from four years ago. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and the Board of Elections says it's prepared for the heat with plenty of water and fans to keep voters cool. Cuomo, Mamdani share their final messages for voters The top two contenders in the Democratic primary for mayor are former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo, who is hoping to stage a political comeback after a sexual harassment scandal, is running as a moderate with proven leadership experience. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, started off relatively unknown but quickly gained popularity with a campaign focused on improving the cost of living. While Cuomo has blasted his opponent as inexperienced, Mamdani says he will fight for working class New Yorkers. "This election is about saving our city by restoring a government that works -- that has knowledge, competence and ability," Cuomo said Monday night at the Carpenters Union headquarters. "This is not a job for a novice. This is not a job for a person who really never had a job before." "We've shown that by focusing on the issues of working and middle class New Yorkers across this city, that by listening instead of lecturing, that by creating a politics of no translation, New Yorkers will join you in your fight for a new city," Mamdani said early Tuesday morning in Astoria, Queens. Ranked choice voting and results Also vying for the nomination are New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, former state Assemblyman Michael Blake, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson. The mayoral primary utilizes ranked choice voting, and since a candidate needs more than 50% of first-round votes to win, the counting will likely continue for several rounds, and it could take weeks before the results are certified. The winner of the democratic field will face Mayor Adams, who is running for reelection as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in November's general election.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
New poll shows Zohran Mamdani beating Andrew Cuomo in NYC Democratic mayoral primary
There's good news for the Zohran Mamdani campaign Monday morning as New Yorkers get set to vote in Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary election. A new Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill poll has Mamdani neck and neck with Cuomo, with Cuomo slightly ahead in the first round. But Mamdani ultimately beats Cuomo in its ranked choice voting simulation after eight rounds. The poll has Cuomo with 35% in the first round, followed by Mamdani with 32%. Comptroller Brad Lander is the only other candidate with double digit support at 13%, followed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams with 8% and Scott Stringer with 3%. The poll finds Mamdani's support has grown month-to-month from 22% to 32%, whereas Cuomo gained one point in the same period, 34% to 35%. The trouble for Cuomo occurs in the ranked choice voting simulation, which the Emerson poll shows Mamdani picking up 18 points as the rounds go by, as opposed to 12 points for Cuomo. That's enough to put Mamdani over the 50% threshold by the eighth round, according to the poll. The poll has a first round margin of error of plus or minus 3.4%, and a final round margin of error of 3.6%. "Over five months, Mamdani's support has surged from 1% to 32%, while Cuomo finishes near where he began," Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. "In the ranked choice simulation, Mamdani gains 18 points compared to Cuomo's 12, putting him ahead in the final round for the first time in an Emerson poll." A separate Marist poll released just last week had Cuomo remaining the front runner in the increasingly tight race. In that poll, Cuomo remained the first-choice candidate for 38% of likely Democratic primary voters, followed by Mamdani at 27%, which was up from 18% from the prior month. The Marist poll had Cuomo passing the 50% threshold in the seventh round of ranked choice voting. All of this adds to the uncertainty and anticipation in this race, where it may take several weeks before we finally know the winner.
