After seeing early
results of the absentee ballot counts, he called Miller on Thursday to congratulate him on his victory.
The results of the absentee ballot campaign which brought in an astounding 97 % + of the votes for Ballard and gave him the Working Families nomination were reported on Sparaco's Facebook page before the Board of Elections had announced the actual count.
Interestingly, Sparaco boasted on social media that he knew
the result of the absentee ballot count before the ballots were opened by the Board of elections.
Not exact matches
The
results remain unofficial pending the counting
of absentee ballots.
She won the heavily Democratic city
of Syracuse 9,417 to 6,257, according to unofficial
results that do not include
absentees or emergency
ballots.
According to unofficial
results from the Suffolk County Board
of Elections, Ms. McNally finished in 10th place, 206 votes behind Susan McGraw Keber, a first - time Democratic candidate, although
absentee ballots had yet to be counted.
The city Board
of Elections said the
results available are unofficial and there will be a counting
of all paper
ballots, which includes affidavit,
absentee and overseas
ballots, among others.
MAYVILLE - Two local races on primary day were too close to call and as a
result, will have to await until the arrival
of absentee ballots.
Champ - Doran, an enrolled Democrat who ran on the GOP's line, said he would wait for the
results of 142
absentee ballots before conceding the contest.
If Brown's narrow margin
of victory holds, and
absentee ballots do not overturn election night
results in other wards, she will be a minority
of one on the council.
Of the 12,729 eligible voters in Saugerties, 5,530 cast votes; 510 absentee ballots were issued in Saugerties; so far, 332 have been received by the Ulster County Board of Elections, making definitive results of the Districts 1 and 2 races, along with the status of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the ballots are counted on November 1
Of the 12,729 eligible voters in Saugerties, 5,530 cast votes; 510
absentee ballots were issued in Saugerties; so far, 332 have been received by the Ulster County Board
of Elections, making definitive results of the Districts 1 and 2 races, along with the status of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the ballots are counted on November 1
of Elections, making definitive
results of the Districts 1 and 2 races, along with the status of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the ballots are counted on November 1
of the Districts 1 and 2 races, along with the status
of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the ballots are counted on November 1
of Schoonmaker's 42 - vote lead on Republican Donald Tucker, unknown until the
ballots are counted on November 15.
With the last batch
of absentee ballots counted, Lamb, a 33 - year - old former prosecutor and first - time candidate, saw his edge shrink slightly, to 627 votes Wednesday out
of more than 224,000 cast, according to unofficial
results.
«It makes much more sense if you are trying to steal an election by either manipulating
results on the back end through election official misconduct or to use
absentee ballots, which are easier to control and to maintain,» said Hasen, the UC, Irvine, professor
of political science.
Although Hoffman initially conceded, an initial re-canvass
resulted in a Hoffman gain
of approximately 2,000 votes before military and
absentee ballots were further factored in.
The scene was set for Wednesday morning's dramatic recanvassing and opening
of absentee ballots by too - close - to - call unofficial
results in last Tuesday's primaries.
With the
results still uncertain in Rep. Charlie Rangel's most difficult primary battle so far, attention has turned to the opening
of absentee and affidavit
ballots by the city Board
of Election.
Nassau Board
of Elections Chief Clerk Bonnie Garone said Monday that the county's
results were still unofficial, adding that there are still 19 contested
absentee ballots at play in Nassau.
The
result is challenged based on disputed
absentee ballots and allegations
of voter coercion, and an appeal is filed with the state education commissioner.
«We just think we're going to have the same kind
of results we had with the
absentees that we had with all the rest
of the
ballots,» Murphy said at Poopie's Diner in Glens Falls, New York on Wednesday.
Democrat Errol Toulon Jr. is leading, but the tightness
of his margin over Republican Lawrence Zacarese and the many outstanding
absentee ballots means the
result won't be final for weeks.
With
absentee ballots still to count, Mr. Goggins, a Mattituck attorney, trailed his Democratic opponent Brian Hughes by just 180 votes, according to preliminary
results from the Suffolk County Board
of Elections.
The incumbent Southampton Democrat was leading the St. James businessman by fewer than 3,500 votes in New York's 1st District race, according to unofficial
results from the Suffolk County Board
of Elections, but they did not include a reported 9,500
absentee ballots.
While Mr. Calone won the towns
of Brookhaven and East Hampton in the election night
results, Ms. Throne - Holst had the lead in
absentee ballots in each
of the sevens towns the district covers except Islip, which had only 17
absentee votes.
The
results of the state Supreme Court Fourth Judicial District is hanging in the balance and will come down to
absentee ballots.
Unofficial
results from the Suffolk County Board
of Elections showed that Ms. Throne - Holst held a lead
of just 29 votes, with about 1,700
absentee ballots still to be counted.
Results indicated are based on updated numbers since Primary night from the Board
of Elections that may include
absentee and affidavit
ballots.)
QUEENSBURY — The final
results of several races in the Nov. 8 election were put on hold this week, as a court order halted the counting
of absentee and provisional
ballots across an 11 - county region.
Currently, Democratic challenger Al Franken holds a slight lead
of about 50 votes over Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, but this number does not reflect what could be more than a thousand improperly rejected
absentee ballots still to be tallied, which would sway
results.
Mannix, who has represented many hundreds
of clients in Family Court, is now out
of the race as he had only sought the G.O.P. nomination — unless the
absentee ballots overturn the election - night
results.
In the 2013 election his Democratic opponent won a primary election for the minority Working Families Party only to find that Ballard's patronage employee, Frank Sparaco, then employed as Ballards's «Constituent Services Representative, working in conjunction with numerous favored highway employees had rounded up a bunch
of absentee ballots over 90 %
of which when opened contained votes for Ballard and reversed the
result of the vote at the
ballot on election day.
The Electoral Board is composed
of three appointed members who are responsible for conducting elections in the County, including appointing and training poll workers, choosing polling places, printing
ballots, administration
of absentee ballots, maintaining financial reports
of candidates, ascertaining the
results of elections, and organizing election procedures.
These
results should be considered unofficial, until
absentee ballots are added, and the
results are certified by the Board
of Elections in each county.
The odds that as - yet uncounted
absentee ballots could alter the
result of any
of the local races, including Wenk's 87 - vote margin over Cross, are extremely remote.
Of course, it's hard to pin the narrow
result — McGrath hasn't conceded the race, though Kaminsky finished 780 votes ahead on election night and it's unlikely the Republicans can overcome that deficit with
absentee ballots — on the minimum wage.