Democrats win big across Dutchess County

Democrats saw large victories across Dutchess County in the Nov. 3 elections. Incumbent Democratic Representative Pat Ryan defeated Republican opponent Jackie Mary Auringer by almost 25 percentage points. In what was supposed to be a competitive state Senate race for New York’s District 39, County Legislator Lisa Kaul defeated Republican incumbent Rob Rolison by over 10 percentage points. The sweeping victories in a region that polls suggested could be competitive helped bring the Democrats decisive majorities in both Albany and Washington, D.C. The 39th State Senate District, long a Democratic target, was integral to the eventual success of this effort. “This is a critical seat because right now I’m a little short of a supermajority. So send me Lisa,” State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said at a Poughkeepsie rally on Nov. 1. The effort succeeded, as Democrats secured a supermajority in the state Senate.

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