Padavan Hanging On by 502
By Azi Paybarah
After an official canvassing of voting machines in Queens, Republican State Senator Frank Padavan leads his Democratic challenger, City Councilman Jim Gennaro, by 502 votes, according to a spokeswoman at the city’s Board of Elections.
Yet to be counted are 8,063 votes cast by paper (absentee ballots, emergency ballots, etc.).
Veteran political consultant Jerry Skurnik, for one, isn't surprised at how close the race is.
"I said to people I knew privately that Gennaro has a shot," Skurnik said.
Skurnik cited Gennaro's upset victory in a crowded 2001 City Council race, and the fact that the State Senate district "is trending Democratic, like every other district in the state."
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Then Jim Wins
with that many affidavits out, you can bet Jim has the votes to make up the difference. Padavan's voters weren't first-timers, didn't move into the district, less likely to be forced to vote affidavit by pollworkers who "couldn't find them" in the book. Hang in there, Jim, 8,000 New Yorkers are counting on you to count their votes!
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