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Republican Governor George Pataki won both Nassau and Suffolk in all three of his victories. In 2006, Long Island continued its Democratic trend. Helped by a strong Democratic win nationwide, Democrats Eliot Spitzer and Hillary Clinton won Long Island in a landslide in the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race respectively.
Republicans swept all four of the island's congressional seats, and a Long Island Republican, former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, nearly landed a major upset in the governor's race — an office the GOP ...
Since about the year 2000, the mass media have associated red with the Republican Party, even though the Republican Party is a conservative party (see red states and blue states). [30] This use is possibly entrenched, as many political organisations (for example, the website RedState ) now use the term.
First-term Long Island Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito and Democratic rival Laura Gillen blasted each other's records in a spirited debate Tuesday where they dueled over ethics, taxes, the ...
He ran in the June 23 Republican Party primary, and was endorsed by King, as well as the Nassau County and Suffolk County Republican Parties. [15] He defeated Assemblyman Mike LiPetri, 65% to 35%. [16] In the general election, Garbarino was the candidate of the Republican, Conservative, and Libertarian parties, and the Serve America Movement.
Republican 29th: March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Rochester Walter G. Andrews: Republican 40th: March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 Buffalo 42nd: January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 John Emory Andrus: Republican 19th: March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913 Yonkers Victor Anfuso: Democratic 8th: January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 Brooklyn January 3, 1955 ...
The strategy has proven successful so far. Long Island Republicans have dominated local races in Nassau and Suffolk counties and control all but one of the island’s congressional seats. New York as a whole may vote reliably Democratic, but there's nuance to be found not far from Manhattan.
Despite New York City traditionally voting Democratic, Staten Island remains a reliably red borough. In Tuesday's election, where the Republican party won a second term in the White House, 65% of ...