Staff reports ROCHESTER – Democrats won local races in unprecedented numbers on Tuesday with Republicans claiming victory in just a couple of contests.One of the rare GOP survivors was longtime District 6 Senator James Gray, whose challenger, Democrat Cecil Abels, dropped out of the race over domicile regulations. Despite dropping out Abels, however, remained on the ballot and actually won the race, 6,585-5,799. Abels said in a statement last month he would not serve even if he won. ...
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Democrats dominate local races as Republicans get routed in spectacular fashion
Nov 04, 2026 at 09:34 am
From left, state Sen. James Gray and state reps Daniel Fitzpatrick and John LaRochelle (Courtesy photos
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