Akshar takes Senate race; some local elections still too close to call
CHENANGO – Given his 52 percent lead in a Sinna Research Institute poll survey released earlier this week, Republican candidate Fred Akshar’s win over Democratic challenger Barbara Fiala came as little shock for many voters in the state’s 52nd Senate District.
“I’m humbled by the overwhelming amount of support from every part of the district and from both sides of the aisle,” Akshar said in a statement on Tuesday. “I’d like to thank my family for their love and support throughout this campaign, the hundreds of volunteers who lent their time and energy to help make sure our message reached the voters, our great Sheriff, Dave Harder for his friendship and guidance and my colleagues in law enforcement. Finally, I’d like to thank the voters for instilling their trust in me. I pledge to fight for their concerns and for their fair treatment in Albany and to always be an open, accessible and passionate representative for them.”
In spite of Fiala’s endorsement from NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, support for Akshar in Chenango County was unmistakable. He took 83 percent of the vote in the county, trumping Fiala 5,583 votes to 1,133.
In a separate race for Chenango County District Attorney, incumbent Republican candidate Joseph McBride held off Democrat Zachary Wentworth, receiving 6,527 votes to Wentworth’s 2,251.
McBride was also favored by Republican voters in the primary election held in September, beating out Wentworth for placement on the Republican line in Tuesday’s general election. Wentworth still appeared on the ballot on the Democratic line with support from the Chenango County Democratic Committee.
According to the Chenango County Board of Elections, a number of close-call votes took place in townships throughout the county despite a lackluster voter turnout of only 32 percent, or just 8,782 registered voters county-wide.
In Oxford, where the race for Town Supervisor was heavily contested due mainly to environmental policies related to gas drilling, incumbent supervisor Lawrence Wilcox won against Democratic challenger Frederick Lanfear by a comfortable margin, taking 581 votes to Lanfear’s 338.
The race was too close to call in the Town of German – the only township in the county where Town Supervisor and Town Council seats will be determined by absentee ballots, according to the Board of Elections.
All election results can be found on the County Board of Elections website, www.co.chenango.ny.us/elections.
“I’m humbled by the overwhelming amount of support from every part of the district and from both sides of the aisle,” Akshar said in a statement on Tuesday. “I’d like to thank my family for their love and support throughout this campaign, the hundreds of volunteers who lent their time and energy to help make sure our message reached the voters, our great Sheriff, Dave Harder for his friendship and guidance and my colleagues in law enforcement. Finally, I’d like to thank the voters for instilling their trust in me. I pledge to fight for their concerns and for their fair treatment in Albany and to always be an open, accessible and passionate representative for them.”
In spite of Fiala’s endorsement from NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, support for Akshar in Chenango County was unmistakable. He took 83 percent of the vote in the county, trumping Fiala 5,583 votes to 1,133.
In a separate race for Chenango County District Attorney, incumbent Republican candidate Joseph McBride held off Democrat Zachary Wentworth, receiving 6,527 votes to Wentworth’s 2,251.
McBride was also favored by Republican voters in the primary election held in September, beating out Wentworth for placement on the Republican line in Tuesday’s general election. Wentworth still appeared on the ballot on the Democratic line with support from the Chenango County Democratic Committee.
According to the Chenango County Board of Elections, a number of close-call votes took place in townships throughout the county despite a lackluster voter turnout of only 32 percent, or just 8,782 registered voters county-wide.
In Oxford, where the race for Town Supervisor was heavily contested due mainly to environmental policies related to gas drilling, incumbent supervisor Lawrence Wilcox won against Democratic challenger Frederick Lanfear by a comfortable margin, taking 581 votes to Lanfear’s 338.
The race was too close to call in the Town of German – the only township in the county where Town Supervisor and Town Council seats will be determined by absentee ballots, according to the Board of Elections.
All election results can be found on the County Board of Elections website, www.co.chenango.ny.us/elections.
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