MAYVILLE - Tuesday is the first day for candidates running in the 2019 local elections in Chautauqua County to begin circulating petitions to run for office. Under state law, any candidate seeking office and who wants to have their name appear on … [Read more...]
Results of Democratic Congressional Race to be Determined by Absentee Ballot Count on July 3
Democrats in the New York 23rd Congressional District will have to wait until the end of the business day on Tuesday, July 3 before knowing who their candidate will be in the November mid-term election. Tuesday’s Democratic Primary was too close … [Read more...]
Too Close to Call: Della Pia Holds Slim Lead Over Mitrano in NY 23 Democratic Primary
The race for the Democratic Nomination for the 23rd Congressional District – which includes Chautauqua County – is too close to call. That after the Primary Day totals were reported following yesterday’s vote. Of the five candidates seeking the … [Read more...]
After Months of Campaigning, Primary Day is Here for Congressional Candidates
Five states across the country are holding congressional primaries today, including here in New York State. Locally, the focus will be on the Democratic Primary for the 23rd Congressional District, which covers several counties across the Southern … [Read more...]
County Dem Chair Calls Out Reed Campaign for Creating Primary Day Confusion
MAYVILLE - The chair of the Chautauqua County Democratic Committee is blasting Congressman Tom Reed and his reelection campaign for taking advantage of state election and trying to run as a third-party candidate on the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) … [Read more...]
Criticism of Mitrano Ramps Up in Final Days of Congressional Democratic Primary Race
There's less than a week remaining before Democrats in Chautauqua County and across the 23rd Congressional District go to the polls to choose a candidate to run against incumbent Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) in November. The 2018 Democratic … [Read more...]
Candidate for Congress Rick Gallant Announces Suspension of Campaign
CORNING - One of the candidates vying for the Democratic Party's nomination for congress in the hopes of challenging Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) has suspended his campaign. On Wednesday night during the Congressional Meet and Greet hosted by … [Read more...]
Golden Receives Backing from Tompkins County Progressive Committee in Bid for Democratic Nomination
ITHACA - A group of progressives from Tompkins County have announced their endorsement for congress in the 2018 Election. Last week the Tompkins County Progressive Committee, a group of over 100 grass-roots activists, voted to endorse native Ian … [Read more...]
County Democratic Committee Endorses Sundquist From Large Field of Congressional Candidates
MAYVILLE - Democratic Committee members in Chautauqua County have announced their endorsement for congress in the 2018 General Election. Jamestown attorney Eddie Sundquist, the only candidate of the pool of seven to come from Chautauqua County, … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County BOE Commissioner Reacts to Primary Day 2016
MAYVILLE - Primary Day 2016 was a success in Chautauqua County. That’s the assessment from Chautauqua County Democratic Board of Election Commissioner Norman Green, who spoke with WRFA on Wednesday to provide a recap of Tuesday’s vote. LISTEN … [Read more...]