“As absentee vote-counting winds down, Democratic state Senate candidate Elijah Reichlin-Melnick and Assembly Republican hopeful Michael Lawler have won election in their respective races, elections officials said.

Lawler’s ousting of seven-term Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee means Democrats will lose a seat in the Assembly while still maintaining majority control of the lower house. Reichlin-Melnick succeeds a Democrat, David Carlucci, and his party will continue to hold the majority. [Read more…]

More than 36,000 voted same day at the polls and there were 40,000 absentee ballots requested–The returns here reflect the same day votes and don’t include all absentees.

District 17 House of Representatives

Jones        134,845

Gottesfeld   96,634

Eisen             5,732

Parietti          2,132

District 97  New York Assembly

Lawler     26,138

Jaffee     18,562

District  38  New York Senate

Weber    51,571

Reichlin-Melnick  48,422

District 96  New York Assembly

Zebrowski   31,588   (unopposed)

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Watch the Parietti for Congress Biographical video here.

“Mike Parietti runs for elected office on his principles of good government and anti-corruption. He’s made his case to voters six times since 2007, falling short at the polls each time.

Now, the West Point graduate and former Suffern High School wrestling champion eyes Congress, running on a minor party line for the seat of retiring Nita Lowey representing Rockland and portions of Westchester County in the 17th Congressional District.

Parietti doesn’t have illusions of being the favorite to win the seat as he takes on progressive Democrat Mondaire Jones, a former Obama administration attorney raised in Spring Valley, and Republican Maureen McArdle-Schulman, a retired New York City firefighter. Parietti’s name will be found on the Serve America Movement SAM line on the lower end of the Nov. 3 ballot.

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