Politics & Government
Gaughran Elected To 5th Senate District
Residents headed to the polls on Tuesday.
Voters elected James Gaughran in the New York State fifth senate district election on Tuesday.
James Gaughran, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Carl Marcellino, a Republican, in the state senate election, according to unofficial results.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Gaughran had 62,933 votes compared to 52,883 votes for Marcellino.
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Gaughran, a public official and attorney, ran against Marcellino and lost in the previous District 5 election. He previously served on the Huntington Town Board, legislator in the state's 17th district and water authority chairman.
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District 5 includes the northern portions of the Towns of Huntington and Oyster Bay and the City of Glen Cove. Check out the district map here.
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