The title (and quote) is from the print article in the
New York Post; the link below will be from the NYS Board of Elections. This was an election that, just after Rep. Grimm was indicted, the Democrats said that they would pick up . . . How'd that work out?
Donovan romps in House race
by DANIEL PRENDERGAST
Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan cruised to victory in Tuesday night's special election to claim disgraced Rep. Michael Grimm's old House seat.
Donovan, who drew attention last year when a grand jury he empaneled declined to indict a cop in the death of Eric Garner, defeated Democratic City Councilman Vincent Gentile by capturing 60 percent of the vote with 96 percent of the precincts reporting.
"You sent a message to Barack Obama and, yes, even to Bill de Blasio," the Republican prosecutor said during his victory speech at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield.
"Government is nickel-and-diming people to death, and when you die, we tax you again," he said in echoing his campaign promises to keep taxes low.
The 11th Congressional District seat, which encompasses Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, has been vacant since January, when Grimm resigned after pleading guilty to tax fraud.
It goes on to talk about the choking incident, and to talk about the circumstances around former Rep. Grimm's arrest.
The vote totals:
http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/home.aspx
