New York held six special legislative elections on September 13. Both the Working Families Party, and the Green Party, had their own nominees in some of these elections. The Working Families nominee in the 54th Assembly district in Brooklyn, Jesus Gonzalez, polled 32%. His Democratic-Republican-Conservative opponent polled 44%, and an independent candidate polled 23%. Gonzalez’ showing is the best ever for a New York WFP nominee for the legislature. The previous best showing had been in 2006, for Joan Millman running in the 52nd district in Brooklyn. Millman had polled 22.62% on the WFP line.
The Green Party had its own nominee on September 13 in the 144th Assembly district in Buffalo. Gregory Horn polled 8%. His Democratic opponent polled 71% and his Republican opponent polled 21%. Horn’s showing was the best ever for a Green Party nominee for the New York legislature, excluding past races in which there was only one major party nominee running. The previous best Green Party showing for a New York legislative race with both a Democrat and a Republican also running had been in 2000, when Javier Enriquez had polled 7.36% in the 50th Assembly district in Brooklyn.
How did the Socialist Workers Party candidate do in New York City?
I don’t know. The state doesn’t release election returns until they are final. So everyone in this period is dependent on news media, and if the media isn’t motivated to find that out, then no one knows.
How would the media go about finding out?
send someone to each polling place on election evening, and ask the officials for the vote.
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