East Shore Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, right, joins Wendy Long at last night's victory party in Manhattan.
Posted on 06/28/2012 12:20:53 AM PDT by neverdem
East Shore Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, right, joins Wendy Long at last night's victory party in Manhattan.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Attorney Wendy Long rolled to victory in the state Republican U.S. Senate primary last night, and will face U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in the Nov. 6 general election. But Rep. Bob Turner looked to be the winner on Staten Island.
With 96 percent of the statewide vote counted, according to The Associated Press, Ms. Long had 69,168 votes, good for 51 percent.
Turner had 48,429 votes, or 36 percent, while Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos had 18,307 votes, for 13 percent.
"Kirsten Gillibrand said she wants more women in politics," Long told supporters in Manhattan. "Tonight we are here to grant her wish."
But with 87 percent of the Island vote counted, it was Turner with 1,086 votes, or 49 percent, Ms. Long with 971 votes, 44 percent, and Maragos, 166 votes, 7 percent.
The Senate race was the only election that Island voters could take part in. There were several closely watched Democratic congressional primaries across the city.
The Senate race split the borough GOP, with party chairman Robert Scamardella and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn) supporting Ms. Long, while former Borough President Guy Molinari and City Councilmen James Oddo (R-Mid-Island/Brooklyn) and Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore) backed Turner.
Conservative Borough President James P. Molinaro also backed Ms. Long, who has the endorsement of the state Conservative Party.
"This drives a stake through the Democratic canard that the Republican Party has declared war on women," Scamardella said from Ms. Long's victory party, where he was joined by Ms. Malliotakis.
He added, "If I were Kirsten Gillibrand, I wouldn't take this election lightly."
"I knew all along that she was the right candidate," said Ms. Malliotakis. "With the Republicans and Conservatives united, we are very strong going into the November election."
Returns showed Ms. Long winning big upstate, holding her own in the suburbs and losing the city to Turner.
Molinari said Ms. Long deserves all the credit.
"She's popular upstate," he said. "I don't think it was an anti-Turner vote. Wendy did her homework."
He also praised Scamardella, who became party chair last September, for going his own way and picking the winner.
"He saw something in Wendy early on," Molinari said. "It was his first race. He picked it by himself."
"It feels good to be on the winning side," said Scamardella.
While there was no official word on turnout from the city Board of Elections, voter participation was thought to be extremely low.
"It's so painful," said Molinari, who said he went to vote at 7 p.m. and was just the 14th person at his election district to cast a ballot. "But you can't blame the public too much. There wasn't a lot said about the race. The candidates didn't have a lot of money to spend, and what money they had they figured they would save for the main event in November."
It appears that far fewer than the 4,632 Islanders who voted in the March presidential primary came out last night.
A person involved in election activities on the Island said last night that there were technical malfunctions with vote-scanning machines at 13 polling places in the borough.
The problems were rectified, he said, with new scanners brought in to replace the malfunctioning ones.
But he wondered how bad the snafu would have been had it been a busier election night. A full slate of races awaits on Nov. 6, including the crucial White House battle between Democratic President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney.
"What if it had been a big election?" he said.
It was the only phone call that the Advance received about malfunctioning scanners yesterday. The city Board of Elections did not comment on the reported glitches.
The unusual June primary was the result of a federal judge's order that aims to ensure overseas military members receive their absentee ballots in time for the November general election.
Wow, that’s some incredibly awful reporting even in these days of the LSM...
Wendy Long beats Turner in NY Republican contest for Senate
What happens with Bob Turner? Can he still run for NY's 9th CD again? Did redisdricting affect NY's 9th CD?
FReepmail me if you want on or off my New York ping list.
Mrs. Long seems OK not much on the policy side. I wish her the best.
Turner and Maragos were both in favor of raising the debt ceiling. I’m surprised at Staten Island, the most conservative borough.
No, Turner can’t run for his old seat—the district was eliminated.
I will work for her election...she will smack Kristen in the polls in November. Also, I think you will see Gnu Yak turn a rosy Red this Fall as we are all fed up with King Bozo Osmosis and his Surly Court of Molesters....
I will work for her election...she will smack Kristen in the polls in November. Also, I think you will see Gnu Yak turn a rosy Red this Fall as we are all fed up with King Bozo Osmosis and his Surly Court of Molesters....
I will work for her election...she will smack Kristen in the polls in November. Also, I think you will see Gnu Yak turn a rosy Red this Fall as we are all fed up with King Bozo Osmosis and his Surly Court of Molesters....
No — he’s out as of next January.
His old district was only 55% Obama. The district his home is in (5th) is now 85% Obama (Meeks D vs. Jennings R); otherwise his district was split up among:
the new 6th which is only 63% Obama (Meng D vs. Halloran R-C; well-funded Lancman is running on the Working Families line); the new 7th which is 83% Obama (Velazquez D-WF vs. Murray C); the new 8th which is 85% Obama (Jeffries D-WF vs. Bellone R-C); the new 9th which is 83% Obama (Clarke D-WF vs. Cavanagh R-C); the new 10th which is 75% Obama (Nadler D-WF vs. Chan R-C) and the new 11th which is 48% Obama (Grimm R-C vs. Murphy D-WF).
Otherwise, Democrats Steve Israel, Carolyn McCarthy, Nita Lowey, Bill Owens, Louise Slaughter, and Kathy Hochul are in less-supportive Obama districts than in ‘10. McCarthy got only 54% to Obama’s 58% in ‘10; her new district is only 55% Obama. Similarly slaughter got only 65% to Obama’s 69%; the new district is only 58% Obama — it may still be too much of a deficit to overcome.
On the other side, Peter King ran well ahead of McCain (72-52) but is now in a pro-Obama district (51%). Nan Hayworth, Chris Gibson, Ann Buerkle are in slightly better position.
Richard Hanna and Tom Reed are slightly worse off.
It's Mrs. Long. What's so hard about this? Married, two kids.
Someone says she's not much on policy. As far as I've seen, she's pro-Constitution, pro-free-enterprise, pro-military, anti-regulation, anti-porkulus, pro-gun, pro-marriage, pro-life, and a great debater to boot. . . I don't see much not to like.
But do let me know where you see a problem, either in statements or positions, since nobody can read everything!
Is this Wendy Long a daughter-in-law or some other relative of the Conservative Party head or former head Mike Long?
Thanks for the ping!
No relation, but endorsed by Mike Long (who is still Conservative Party boss). She's from New Hampshire originally.
And yes, she's a vote to throw out ObummerCare and convict Zippy when he's impeached.
Thanks for the info. Do you have a link for the results of redistricting?
I’ll accept it but only if she makes a name for herself just like Turner did. I don’t want another token Republican on the ballot like last time.
She’ll be a long sight better than Gillibrand
“I will work for her election.......”
Thank you. I will, too. More conservatives need to work harder if we want to keep our country free. We’ve already lost too many freedoms.
“..she’s pro-Constitution, pro-free-enterprise, pro-military, anti-regulation, anti-porkulus, pro-gun, pro-marriage, pro-life, and a great debater to boot. . . I don’t see much not to like. “
You got it!
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