Election Coverage: Incumbents Representing Kensington & Windsor Terrace Easily Defeat Challengers

From our local Assembly district to the governor’s office, Democratic incumbents vying to once again represent our neighborhoods easily claimed victory in yesterday’s election, including Assemblyman Jim Brennan in the 44th Aseembly District and state Sen. Kevin Parker in the 21st Senate District.

Assemblyman Jim Brennan, whose 44th Assembly District includes parts of Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Windsor Terrace, and Park Slope, received 12,991 votes, or 84.7 percent of the total, compared to GOP candidate Mikhail Yusupov’s 2,346 votes, or 15.3 percent of the total, NY1 reported.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Kevin Parker, whose district includes Kensington and Windsor Terrace, also overwhelmingly defeated his opponent, landing 40,130 votes, or 95.8 percent of the total number of ballots cast, while Conservative candidate Herman Hall received 1,725 votes – 4.12 percent, according to NY1.

As for higher offices, voters supported U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke’s re-election bid for the 9th Congressional District, giving her 89.52 percent of the vote, while her opponent, Conservative candidate Daniel Cavanagh landed 10.48 percent.

Also unsurprisingly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was the winner in his race against GOP candidate Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive, landing close to 54 percent of the vote and Astorino receiving 40.58 percent. Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins garnered close to 5 percent of the vote.

For state attorney general, Democratic incumbent Eric Schneiderman defeated Republican John Cahill, and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, also a Democrat, won in his bid against Republican Robert Antonacci.

Did you go out and vote yesterday? What do you think of the results?