BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)…..In a trio of local, major primary races, endorsed Erie County Democratic Party candidates had a .333 batting average.
That may work in baseball but in politics, it makes for a long night and that’s what happened with surprise loses by Erie County Democratic Party chairman Jeremy Zellner, who lost in his bid to retain his 61st District State Senate seat – losing by nearly 10 percentage points to Assemblyman Jon Rivera.
Endorsed Democratic Party candidate Karen Hoak lost in a three-way race to replace Rivera in the 149th Assembly District to attorney Adam Bojak. Kevin Deese finished third in the race…