Update on Tuesday's Numbers
Republican Glenn Thompson has defeated Democrat Mark McCracken in the 5th District Congressional race. Thompson tells WESB and The HERO he's ready to take over for Congressman John Peterson. Thompson got 57 percent of the vote district-wide. In McKean County, he got 60 percent of the vote. It was 51 percent in Warren County; 58 percent in Cameron County; and 70 percent in Potter County. Thompson's Democratic challenger Mark McCracken carried Elk County with 49 and half percent of the vote.
In the race for the 25th District State Senate seat, incumbent Joe Scarnati crushed his opponent Democrat Donald Hilliard by taking in 66 percent of the vote district-wide. Scarnati tells WESB and The HERO he's looking forward to returning to Harrisburg, and he's grateful to his constituents for having confidence in him. In McKean County, Scarnati got 69 percent of the vote. It was 57 percent in Warren County, 68 percent in Cameron County, and 76 percent in Potter County.
Republican Matt Gabler has defeated longtime incumbent state representative Dan Surra for the 75th District House seat. Gabler got 53 percent of the vote; Surra 47 percent disctrict-wide. Surra's home county, Elk, is heavily Democratic, but while President-elect Barack Obama got 51 percent of the vote there, Surra only picked up 49 percent.
State Representatives Marty Causer and Kathy Rapp ran unopposed.
As for the presidential race, Obama got 40 percent of the vote in the heavily Republican McKean County.
In New York, Republican Congressman Randy Kuhl has been defeated by the Democratic challenger who almost beat him two years ago. Eric Massa, a retired Navy commander, had 51 percent of the vote in the sprawling 29th District that runs along the state's border with Pennsylvania and reaches up toward Rochester.
New York State Senator Cathy Young has handily defeated her challenger Christopher Schaeffer. Young got 79 percent of the vote. Her district includes, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany counties, and part of Livingston County.
In the race for the 25th District State Senate seat, incumbent Joe Scarnati crushed his opponent Democrat Donald Hilliard by taking in 66 percent of the vote district-wide. Scarnati tells WESB and The HERO he's looking forward to returning to Harrisburg, and he's grateful to his constituents for having confidence in him. In McKean County, Scarnati got 69 percent of the vote. It was 57 percent in Warren County, 68 percent in Cameron County, and 76 percent in Potter County.
Republican Matt Gabler has defeated longtime incumbent state representative Dan Surra for the 75th District House seat. Gabler got 53 percent of the vote; Surra 47 percent disctrict-wide. Surra's home county, Elk, is heavily Democratic, but while President-elect Barack Obama got 51 percent of the vote there, Surra only picked up 49 percent.
State Representatives Marty Causer and Kathy Rapp ran unopposed.
As for the presidential race, Obama got 40 percent of the vote in the heavily Republican McKean County.
In New York, Republican Congressman Randy Kuhl has been defeated by the Democratic challenger who almost beat him two years ago. Eric Massa, a retired Navy commander, had 51 percent of the vote in the sprawling 29th District that runs along the state's border with Pennsylvania and reaches up toward Rochester.
New York State Senator Cathy Young has handily defeated her challenger Christopher Schaeffer. Young got 79 percent of the vote. Her district includes, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany counties, and part of Livingston County.
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