. >> joe lohta captured the nomination for mayor there week. yes, there are enough republicans to hold a primary. it may have a lot of you asking joe who? there were lively characters this year, which made it that much easier to overlook on the republican side. republicans believe he is the right requested to extend the losing streak that now stands at five elections. lohta has been linked to some of the biggest names in new york politics. he started as an investment banker and rose through rudy guiliani's ranks and served democratic governor andrew cuomo as the director of the metropolitan transportation authority. the city was credited with the mass transit system after last year. lohta launched a bid for mayor