CORRECTION 7:27 p.m.: We published the wrong tally of votes for NY-27 district special election candidate Duane Whitmer. It is 159, not 1,059. The Batavian regrets the error.
Unofficial ballot counts are done for Genesee County in the Democratic primary for the 61st State Senate and the NY-27 special election, according to Lorie Longhany, Democratic commissioner for the Board of Elections.
In the primary:
- Kim Smith: 1,083
- Joan Seamans: 796
- Jacqualine Berger: 769
In the NY-27 special election:
- Chris Jacobs: 6,127
- Nate McMurray: 3,848
- Duane Whitmer:
1,059159 - Michael Gammariello: 71
- Write-ins for Beth Parlato: 188
The count of the NY-27 GOP primary has not yet been completed.
Longhany said that count along with official results should be released on Monday.
