By Scott Leffler
scott.leffler@allwny.com
Republican Chris Jacobs appears to have easily won both the special election for New York’s 27th Congressional District, as the Republican primary for the November race to retain that seat.
Thank you to all of the voters and supporters who made this possible, and thank you to @realdonaldtrump for your early and consistent support! Time to get to work! pic.twitter.com/GzAy9U8OJs— Chris Jacobs For Congress (@JacobsNY27) June 24, 2020
An odd set of circumstances — including the arrest of the prior seatholder, Chris Collins and a global pandemic — resulted in both elections being held simultaneously.
While the Republican primary seems to be a done deal, the special election is not yet totally decided — at least not if you ask Jacobs’ Democratic opponent, Nate McMurray.
There are more votes outstanding than have been cast today.This ain’t over. Watch the gap narrow.
And with each vote swing, watch Trump wince. pic.twitter.com/Fhky7jT0sD
— Nate McMurray for Congress 2020 (@Nate_McMurray) June 24, 2020
While the totals changed throughout the course of the night, the percentages did not. Jacobs held approximately 70% in both the GOP primary and the special election.
It’s not known exactly how many absentee ballots will eventually be counted but McMurray would need nearly all of them to go his way to eventually claim victory.
The public at large won’t know for sure for at least a couple weeks. But in the meantime, Jacobs is playing the role of victor.
