Special election tonight in NY 43rd Assembly District. 95% in.
1 Brian A. Cunningham Democratic 1848 62.18%
2 Mesidor Azor Republican 63 2.12%
3 Mesidor Azor Conservative 25 0.84%
4 Jelanie Deshong Working Families 1028 34.59%
5 WRITE-IN 8 0.27%
Extremely blue district and very low turnout but no sign of of improvement Republican/Conservative candidate over past elections, Trump got 8% in 2016.
I'm curious as to what's so objectionable about Cunningham for Deshong to do so well. The Working Families nominee doesn't usually do this well in New York Elections (when they aren't also the Democratic nominee), without some real issues related to the Democratic nominee.
There has been quite a backlash to the tactics of the Brooklyn Democratic Party (from New Kings Democrats etc) and the perceived underhanded way in which they hand out nominations in local specials (which contribute to a huge % of how people end up in Assembly/Senate). In a race with turnout this low, the activist groups probably comprise a big % of overall votes.
