Brindisi clinches victory over Tenney
Congressman-elect Anthony Brindisi met with supporters at the Chenango County Democratic Headquarters for a last push before Election Day on Monday, November 5. (Grady Thompson photo)
CHENANGO COUNTY – Two weeks after Election Day the 22nd Congressional race has come to a close now that Anthony Brindisi's lead over Claudia Tenney outnumbers the remaining absentee votes to be counted.
As counties in the 22nd Congressional District continued counting absentee votes on Tuesday, Brindisi's lead grew to roughly 4,000 votes. Oneida County is now the only county with absentee votes left to count, but with only 1,881 votes remaining, it's impossible for Tenney to overcome the deficit.
Tuesday evening Brindisi released the statement, "As I said on Election night, I’ll work to be a representative for our entire community. I’m humbled that I’ll have the honor to represent this district in Congress. Now that this campaign is behind us, I look forward to a smooth transition with Congresswoman Tenney to ensure that we hit the ground running in January."
Chenango County Board of Elections finished counting its absentee ballots on Tuesday, resulting in Brindisi picking up 647 absentee votes to Tenney's 525. Still, Tenney beat Brindisi in Chenango County, unofficially receiving 9,280 votes to Brindisi's 7,450.
District wide, Brindisi led Tenney 125,925 to 121,957 at the end of the day Tuesday.
Brindisi clinching the victory marks the end of an eventful race between the two candidates, which included two debates, a number of campaign ads against one another, and a judge ordering an impoundment of all Election Day material from Nov. 9 to Nov. 14.
Following Election Day, Brindisi unofficially led Tenney by 1,293 votes with more than 17,000 absentee ballots yet to be counted. Chenango County Board of Elections Republican Commissioner Mary Lou Monahan said, "This is another situation of every vote counts."
The vote totals are still considered unofficial until certified by the New York State Board of Elections in December.
As counties in the 22nd Congressional District continued counting absentee votes on Tuesday, Brindisi's lead grew to roughly 4,000 votes. Oneida County is now the only county with absentee votes left to count, but with only 1,881 votes remaining, it's impossible for Tenney to overcome the deficit.
Tuesday evening Brindisi released the statement, "As I said on Election night, I’ll work to be a representative for our entire community. I’m humbled that I’ll have the honor to represent this district in Congress. Now that this campaign is behind us, I look forward to a smooth transition with Congresswoman Tenney to ensure that we hit the ground running in January."
Chenango County Board of Elections finished counting its absentee ballots on Tuesday, resulting in Brindisi picking up 647 absentee votes to Tenney's 525. Still, Tenney beat Brindisi in Chenango County, unofficially receiving 9,280 votes to Brindisi's 7,450.
District wide, Brindisi led Tenney 125,925 to 121,957 at the end of the day Tuesday.
Brindisi clinching the victory marks the end of an eventful race between the two candidates, which included two debates, a number of campaign ads against one another, and a judge ordering an impoundment of all Election Day material from Nov. 9 to Nov. 14.
Following Election Day, Brindisi unofficially led Tenney by 1,293 votes with more than 17,000 absentee ballots yet to be counted. Chenango County Board of Elections Republican Commissioner Mary Lou Monahan said, "This is another situation of every vote counts."
The vote totals are still considered unofficial until certified by the New York State Board of Elections in December.
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