Local political observers say they’re not surprised that incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter beat Republican Maggie Brooks, the Monroe County executive, in their Congressional contest. But they are surprised, they say, by Slaughter’s margin of victory. According to unofficial results from the Monroe County Board of Elections, Slaughter bested Brooks by about 15 percentage points, 166,342 […]
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Post-election analysis
Analysis and insight from the City news staff on Tuesday’s elections results.
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It’s Barack Obama, for the win
Good night for Dems overall, with Slaughter and O’Brien both winning hotly-contested races.
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O’Brien leads Hanna in Siena poll
This morning, the Siena Research Institute released poll results that show Democrat Ted O’Brien ahead of Republican Sean Hanna in the state Senate’s 55th District. The poll results show that, of the 476 likely voters interviewed, 50 percent said they’d vote for O’Brien, while 39 percent said they’d vote for Hanna. On the issue of […]
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ELECTIONS 2012: O’Brien should win Senate slugfest
Republican State Senator Jim Alesi’s decision not to seek re-election set off a savage political scramble that only gets uglier and more personal as the election gets closer. The race between Democrat Ted O’Brien and Republican Sean Hanna for the 55th Senate District is about local representation, but also about control of the Senate. The […]
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Hanna-O’Brien debate is today
The campaign for the 55th State Senate District seat has been an ugly one, often fought by groups outside the candidates’ camps. But this afternoon the candidates, Democrat Ted O’Brien and Republican Sean Hanna, will go up against each other in a Rotary Club debate. O’Brien is an attorney and a county legislator; Hanna is […]
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Women’s rights advocates vouch for O’Brien
Linda Stephens, president of the Rochester chapter of the National Association of Women, says she’s disgusted by a set of ads that attack Democrat state Senate candidate Ted O’Brien. Stephens, along with City Council President Lovely Warren and County Legislator Carrie Andrews, pushed back against the ads during a press conference this afternoon. The ads […]
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Campaign mystery mail
Some voters in the 55th State Senate District have received campaign mailers ripping Democratic candidate Ted O’Brien for failing to take ethics training required as a member of the Monroe County Legislature. The mailers are factually wrong. O’Brien did take the training and he’s got the documentation to prove it. But the mailings highlight a […]
