From the Poughkeepsie Journal:
In Ulster County, with 99 percent of all districts reporting, Bonacic had 18,702 votes and Sager had 15,879, according to unofficial tallies. Bonacic carried Sullivan County by a margin of 11,545 to 7,541 and led with 100 percent of the votes counted in Orange County, 8,890 to 4,962.
Bonacic, who has been a member of the state Legislature since 1990, and Sager, a Sullivan County Legislator, both support capping property taxes and ending unfunded state mandates. They want to create jobs and to protect water resources from possible contamination from hydrofracking.
Though the outcome of the Bonacic/Sager race is clear, the fate of the New York State Senate is definitely not. It remains unclear whether the body will go Democrat, Republican or (worst of all) a tie -- and with several races too close to call, it could be awhile before the mess is sorted out. The New York Times reports:
The outcome of the battle for control of the state Senate remained unsettled in the early morning hours Wednesday, with three races across the state too close to call.
Much was at stake: The next Legislature will redraw district lines for the next decade, not just for state seats, but also for Congressional ones.
(Three words, guys: Independent redistricting commission. For the love of all that's holy.)
