The race for sheriff showed Democrat Errol Toulon Jr. with a very slim lead over Republican Lawrence Zacarese.
«The countywide offices touch the city, too,» he said, referring especially to
the race for sheriff between incumbent Republican Timothy B. Howard and Democrat Bernard A. Tolbert.
Political insiders say the key to winning those two seats, and the county wide
races for Sheriff and Comptroller, is turnout.
Not exact matches
Another
race worth keeping an eye on today is occurring down on Long Island, where state Sen. Phil Boyle is fighting Larry Zacarese, assistant chief of the Stony Brook University police,
for the GOP line in the Suffolk County
sheriff's contest.
Dan Caroleo, the Suffolk Democrats» candidate
for sheriff and a retired NYPD officer, has dropped out of the
race, party leader Richard Schaffer said.
Voter enthusiasm over countywide contests
for comptroller, clerk and
sheriff is gauged as low, while a dearth of
races in the City of Buffalo is tamping down any expectations of substantial turnout there.
The
race for Erie County
sheriff became more interesting Monday with the loser in the Democratic primary saying he will stay in the
race.
Republican Gene Conway, left, and Democrat Toby Shelley are the candidates in the
race for Onondaga County
Sheriff.
Former Erie County
Sheriff Patrick Gallivan was the choice of Republicans from Wyoming, Livingston and Ontario counties in the
race for the seat Sen. Dale Volker will vacate, setting up a potential primary with ex-Erie County GOP Chairman Jim Domagalski.
Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- One of the three big county
races this year is
for Erie County
Sheriff.
Democrats nominated Shelley as their candidate this year to run
for county executive after he won 47 percent of the vote last year in a
race for Onondaga County
sheriff.
With the incumbent — who was cross-endorsed by Republicans and Democrats — not seeking re-election, the
race for county
sheriff ended up as a contest between candidates who weren't their party's first choice.
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Bernie Tolbert says he's called
Sheriff Tim Howard to congratulate him in the
race for Erie County
Sheriff, but he has stopped short of conceding the
race.
Several
races are taking center stage, including the
race for Buffalo Mayor, Erie County
Sheriff and Erie County Comptroller.
As
Sheriff Craig Apple made public his letter supporting David Flaum's proposed casino project at Exit 23 of the Thruway, Finger Lakes Gaming and
Race Track joined Western Regional Off - Track Betting Corp.'s request
for a probe of Flaum's relationship with the Seneca Nation of Indians.
Longtime Cortland County
Sheriff Lee Price has announced he will not seek a fourth term in office setting the stage
for a potential
race for that office.
He was treasurer
for former county
Sheriff Kevin Walsh's campaign in three of Walsh's
races.
Boyle said he wouldn't use Torres» firm
for his
sheriff's
race.
Even though they don't grab as many headlines, the
races for Erie County Clerk,
Sheriff, and Comptroller will set a tone
for the county moving forward, and many localities have Town Supervisor on the Ballot.
While major parties have expressed interest in doing a cross-endorsement deal with Conservatives
for both
sheriff and district attorney, Tinari said his party is dealing with each
race on its own.
«I think we really need to go back at this and start with a clean slate,» Boyle, the Republican designee in the
race for Suffolk County
sheriff this fall, said in an interview.
This evening Democrats are expected to endorse former Onondaga County
sheriff's deputy Toby Shelley to run against Mahoney in the
race for county executive.
The former Maricopa County
sheriff told the Examiner that he's entering the
race to replace Republican Jeff Flake, who said in October that he is not running
for re-election.