2018 New York State Senate 34th District Democratic primary

The 2018 New York State Senate 34th District Democratic primary was fought between incumbent Jeffrey Klein and challenger Alessandra Biaggi.

New York States Senate 34th District Democratic primaries
September 13th
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Jeffrey Klein Alessandra Biaggi
Party Independent Democratic Democrat
Alliance IDC
Leader since 2010
Popular vote 14,754 17,618
Percentage 44.48% 53.11%

Challenge

On January 24, 2018, Alessandra Biaggi announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for NY State Senate District 34 seat held by State Senator, Jeffrey D. Klein.[1] On September 13, 2018 Biaggi defeated former Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) leader Jeffrey Klein in the Democratic primary in what amounted to a major upset.[2][3]

Election

At 10:20 PM Eastern Standard time, it was reported that Biaggi won the primary.

Bronx

Biaggi won the Bronx with a total of 15,656 to Klein's 14,224.

South Westchester

Biaggi won Westchester with a total of 1,962 to Klein's 530.[4]

References
  1. "Pelhamite Alessandra Biaggi Challenging State Sen. Jeff Klein for Democratic Nomination". The Pelham Plus. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. "Alessandra Biaggi defeats Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein in NY primary". pix11. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  3. Lombardo, D. September 13, 2018. "Former IDC senators struggling to retain Democratic support". times union (Albany). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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