Claudia Tenney Will Be Certified Winner of Last Open House Race: Judge
Tenney ran against incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi to represent New York’s 22nd Congressional District.
New York Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte said that all local boards of elections have certified their results, apart from the Oneida County Board of Elections, and granted a motion by Tenney to order final certification of the election results by the county and the state boards of elections.
Tenney will be certified the winner by 109 votes.
“I’m honored to have won this race. It was a hard-fought campaign and I thank Anthony Brindisi for his service. Now that every legal vote has been counted, it’s time for the results to be certified,” Tenney said in a statement.
Congresswoman-elect Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., tells ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ the election review process has been a ‘long, long struggle.’
One day after her House race was called in her favor, Republican congresswoman-elect Claudia Tenney is reacting to her win. It’s been a long, long struggle. Ninety-four days since Election Day, Tenney, R-N.Y., said of her fight for victory.
A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled on Friday that the results in the race between Tenney and incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi could be certified by Oneida County and the state’s board of elections.
The contest was the final disputed November congressional race. Tenney s victory shrinks Democrats’ majority in the lower chamber to 221-212.
Scott DelConte wasn’t a state Supreme Court justice 10 years ago when New York switched from the old mechanical lever voting machines to paper ballots with computerized scanners, so it’s not his fault that in razor-close contests, only a complete hand count can truly determine the winner.