Unofficial primary election results released for Queens
Unofficial July 1 primary results show former Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso lost the 7th Congressional District race to Claire Valdez, with two other incumbents also projected to lose in Queens.
Unofficial primary election results released for Queens
Unofficial July 1 primary results show former Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso lost the 7th Congressional District race to Claire Valdez, with two other incumbents also projected to lose in Queens.
Queens has its unofficial primary results, and a couple of sitting lawmakers are on the wrong side of them. The Board of Elections in the City of New York released election night totals with more than 94 percent of scanners reported, and the tallies, published July 1 by the Queens Gazette, project winners in races that will set the Democratic and Republican nominees for this fall’s general election across the borough, the city, and the state.
These are unofficial numbers. Absentee and affidavit ballots are still counted after election night, and the Board of Elections certifies results later, so nothing here is final. But with 94 percent of scanners in, the projected winners are clear in most races.
Two incumbents are trailing. In the 13th State Senate District, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas leads with 6,476 votes, or 47.88 percent, ahead of incumbent Jessica Ramos at 5,024 votes, or 37.15 percent. Hiram Monserrate finished third with 1,966 votes, or 14.54 percent. In the 38th Assembly District, David Orkin leads incumbent Jenifer Rajkumar 3,722 to 2,588, which is 58.83 percent to 40.90 percent.
For readers in Ridgewood and the rest of northwest Queens, the local races run down the ballot. In the 12th State Senate District, Aber Kawas leads with 12,460 votes, or…
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