It was a night of strong showings from incumbent candidates in some of the high-profile primary races in the Rochester area on June 23.
New York State Comptroller
Incumbent Thomas DiNapoli glided to the primary win for New York State comptroller as he ran against Raj Goyle and Drew Warshaw.
For Monroe County, DiNapoli received a total of 25,541 votes, while Warshaw secured 5,601 and Goyle received 4,098. In Livingston County, DiNapoli led the race with 705 votes, while Warshaw received 109 votes and Goyle received 84.
In Ontario County, DiNapoli led the race with a total of 2,769 votes, with Warshaw trailing behind with 521 votes and Goyle with 452 votes. In Wayne County, DiNapoli secured 1,538 votes, while Warshaw received 247 votes and Goyle secured 240 votes.
New York’s 25th Congressional District
Despite a challenge from a pair of candidates, U.S. Congressman Joe Morelle showed he’s still plenty powerful in the greater Rochester area, scoring a Democratic primary victory over a pair of challengers, Robin Wilt and Sherita Traywick.
The drama didn’t last long for Morelle, who more than doubled the total votes for Wilt in New York’s 25th Congressional District.
New York’s 24th Congressional District
In the other Rochester-area Democratic congressional primary race, Alissa Ellman has positioned herself to face off against incumbent U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney in New York’s 24th Congressional District. Ellman led Diana Kastenbaum, 9,911 to 6,107 on primary election night.
137th Assembly District
Another incumbent, state Assemblymember Demond Meeks, coasted to a primary victory over challenger Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons in the Democratic primary for the state Assembly’s 137th district. Meeks won more than four times the votes Vazquez-Simmons received, 4,676 to 1,065.
Currently serving his third full term, Meeks first took office in November 2020, in the seat previously held by the late David Gantt.
130th Assembly District
The race for the 130th Assembly District saw a pair of primaries, Democratic and Republican, to narrow the field from five candidates to two.
Republican George Dobbins emerged with the lead from the three-way primary race in election night results, with 2,087 votes. Summer Johnson was second, with 1,743 votes, and Mark Johns was third, with 1,478 votes.
In the Democratic primary, Carl Fitzsimmons held a narrow lead over Joseph Lamanna, with 2,081 votes to 2,032 votes.
Rush Town Supervisor
Incumbent Lee Hankins held off a challenge from Mary Ellen Heyman for the Democratic nomination in the race to serve as Rush Town Supervisor. Hankins finished with 174 votes to Heyman’s 117 votes.
Fairport Mayor and Trustees
In Fairport, the primary race between two village board members ended with Heidi Woika as the narrow winner over Tracy Briggs. Woika is the current deputy mayor in the village, positioning herself to replace the outgoing Mayor Julie Domaratz. Woika received 366 votes to Briggs’s 308.
The incumbent village trustees in Fairport, Adam Bonosky and Sarah Nazarian, held off a challenge from Joseph Thon to receive the Democratic nominations in their race. Nazarian was the top vote-getter with 469 votes, ahead of Bonosky’s 429 and Thon’s 283.
Gates Town Supervisor
In Gates, the Working Families nomination in the town supervisor race appears lined up for Nick Coffee, who received 11 votes to Silvano d. Orsi’s 1 vote. Coffee also has the Democratic nomination and will face off against incumbent Republican supervisor Cosmo Giunta.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Who won key primary races across the Rochester region?
Reporting by Steve Howe and Kerria Weaver, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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