Trump wins; incumbents retain their seats, locally

It was a long night for election watchers as the results for the largest race, the presidential election, saw close numbers throughout the evening. But locally, and after a large voter turnout in Tioga County, N.Y., the numbers reflected a clean sweep for area Republicans.

For the presidential election, Hillary Clinton received 32.93 percent of the votes in Tioga County, while President (elect) Donald Trump received over 60 percent – or 12, 528 votes.

For United States Senate, Wendy Long and Incumbent Charles Schumer saw a close race, with the gap in Tioga County coming in at less than 200 votes in favor of Schumer.

For the 22nd Congressional District, Claudia Tenney received the majority of votes in Tioga County, and was also declared the overall winner – defeating Democratic candidate Kim Myers in the race.

In the 23rd District, Thomas Reed retained his seat, defeating John Plumb, a democrat, by close to 6,000 votes within Tioga County, N.Y.

For the 52nd District Senate seat, Fred Akshar also retained his seat, defeating Sharon Ball, a democrat, by over 10,000 votes in Tioga County.

Chistopher Friend also retained his seat in the assembly, defeating his opponent Bill Batrowny, a democrat, by bringing in 70 percent of the votes in Tioga County.

In other races, Dennis Mullen, a republican, retained his seat in District 5 for the county legislature and Republican Lynette Nickels defeated Democratic contender Richard Kovell in the race of Town Justice in Nichols.

The other races in Tioga County were uncontested. You can view the full Tioga County election results by visiting http://tiogacountyny.com/departments/board-of-elections/.

We heard from a couple of the winners on Tuesday evening.

Reed, who was celebrating in Corning, N.Y., stated in a release, “We are humbled by the outpouring of support from volunteers and voters. I care deeply about this place we call home. I am proud to have earned your trust. I am excited to continuing working for our families.”

In an advisory received by Senator Fred Akshar’s office, they stated that he was ready to go back to work. Meetings with constituents were set up for Wednesday throughout his district.

We will have a reaction to the election later in the day.