Voters are casting ballots in a special election to fill the upstate New York congressional seat vacated earlier this year by Democrat Brian Higgins. The race for the 26th Congressional District features state Sen.
FILE - West Seneca Town Supervisor Gary Dickson, who is on the Republican ticket for the 26th Congressional District special election, speaks while on his campaign trail, April 25, 2024, in Buffalo , N.Y. In a special election, Tuesday, April 30, voters in upstate New York ’s 26th Congressional District will choose between state Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat, and Dickson, the first Republican elected as a town supervisor in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca in 50 years. FILE - Sen.
The district spans Erie and Niagara counties, including the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. With registered Democrats outnumbering Republicans by more than 2-to-1, it is considered a safe seat for Democrats. Kennedy enters the race with a huge financial advantage. The Democrat raised $1.7 million by April 10, compared with Dickson’s $35,430 total, according to. Kennedy has spent just over $1 million in the off-season election, compared with $21,000 for Dickson as the candidates work to remind voters to go to the polls.
Drawing from five years at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow while with the FBI, Dickson said he would have voted for the“If he is not stopped now, he will keep on going,” he said during a late-campaign debate.that followed New York Republican George Santos’ expulsion from Congress. That race, won by Democrat Tom Suozzi, was viewed as a test of the parties’ general election strategies on immigration and abortion.
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