U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, swept all 12 counties of the NY-21 Congressional District in winning her rematch against Democratic challenger Tedra Cobb, according to recently released official election results.
Stefanik received about 58% of the vote compared with 41% for Cobb — 183,613 votes to 128,709 — to be reelected to her fourth two-year term.
Stefanik’s margin of victory over Cobb is a slight improvement over 2018, in which she beat Cobb 56% to 42.4%. However, there was a third party candidate last time around. Green Party member Lynn Kahn received 1.5%.
The district covers all of Warren, Washington, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties and portions of Saratoga and Herkimer counties.
All those counties completed their counts of absentee ballots in the last couple of weeks....(Read more)
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