Cayuga County-area congressional and NY Senate primary coverage
Catch up on stories published in Ë®¹ûÅÉAV ahead of the Aug. 23 primary for congressional and state Senate seats in the Cayuga County area.
(41) updates to this series since Updated
What was a sleepy contest for the Republican nomination in the 22nd Congressional District has evolved into a fight days before the Aug. 23 pr…
Outside spending is common in elections, but two political action committees are heavily invested in the Democratic and Republican primaries i…
DEWITT — Francis Conole faced questions about the support he has received from a political action committee during the only televised debate b…
As U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney faces a Republican primary challenge in the newly drawn 24th Congressional District, former President Donald Trump…
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has made an endorsement with less than a week to go until the primary election in the 22nd Congressiona…
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney is putting her campaign war chest to use in the Republican primary election for the 24th Congressional District seat.Â
Francis Conole achieved a campaign milestone while retaining a large fundraising advantage over three other Democrats running in the 22nd Cong…
Steve Wells has the financial advantage in the Republican primary for the 22nd Congressional District seat, but Brandon Williams had the bette…
A conservative activist is no longer supporting or working for Steve Wells due to the Republican congressional candidate's abortion stance.Â
Ë®¹ûÅÉAV asked Steve Wells and Brandon Williams, the two Republicans running in the 22nd Congressional District (Onondaga, Madison and Onei…
Republican voters in the newly drawn 22nd Congressional District have a choice: Do they nominate someone who is similar to the current Syracus…
A disagreement over a candidate led to a primary for the Conservative Party nomination in the newly drawn 48th state Senate District.Â
With less than two weeks to go until the primary election, one candidate is out with a new TV ad while others are racking up endorsements.Â
Early voting for the Aug. 23 primary election begins this weekend in Cayuga County.Â
Campaigns usually don't release internal polling unless there is great news to share.Â
If an internal poll is any indication, U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney is poised to win the Republican nomination in the 24th Congressional District.Â
SYRACUSE — As many Republicans across the country jockey for one man's support, Steve Wells is taking an old-fashioned approach to winning a c…
Two central New York congressional candidates have released their latest campaign commercials, while another will embark on a district tour in…
If U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney gets her way, New York will be forced to lift a ban on a form of natural gas drilling or risk losing access to fed…
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney has won the support of several Republican elected officials, including the top two GOP leaders in the state Legislatu…
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney is hoping tennis star Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play at the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.Â
SYRACUSE — It wasn't a typical setting for a political debate, but it may be one of the only times the two Republicans running in the 22nd Con…
An AARP poll of older voters in the 22nd Congressional District found that Republicans hold a double-digit lead on a generic ballot.Â
Francis Conole has some competition for the title of biggest spender in the Democratic congressional primary, but it's not from any of his thr…
Francis Conole released his first TV ad as he seeks the Democratic nomination in the 22nd Congressional District.Â
With help from the top two House Democratic leaders, Francis Conole has four times as much money than his three 22nd Congressional District pr…
Incumbents have the financial advantage in five Cayuga County-area state legislative races.Â
Steve Wells launched his campaign for the 22nd Congressional District seat with help from donors and a significant investment out of his own pocket.Â
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney is flexing her financial muscle in the newly drawn 24th Congressional District.Â
In a rare moment of bipartisanship on the campaign trail, members of both major parties in the 22nd Congressional District are taking aim at R…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, is picking sides in the 22nd Congressional District GOP primary.Â
Floyd Rayburn's campaign for the 24th Congressional District seat ended before it really began.Â
One candidate released a campaign ad, while others tout endorsements they received two months before New York's congressional primary.Â
Two races will likely appear on the Aug. 23 primary election ballot in Cayuga County.Â
Conservatives in Cayuga and Onondaga counties, unhappy with the state party's decision to endorse Onondaga County Legislator Julie Abbott for …
A super PAC aligned with House Republicans has spent nearly $1 million in support of GOP candidate Steve Wells, with most of those expenditure…
If you have watched television in central New York this weekend, chances are you've seen an ad targeting Brandon Williams, a Republican runnin…
One candidate has a track record, while the other is a newcomer.Â
Francis Conole, Sarah Klee Hood, Chol Majok and Sam Roberts come from different backgrounds. For the four Democrats running in the 22nd Congre…
Justin Coretti is getting support from an unlikely source in his bid for the Conservative nomination in the 48th state Senate District.Â
A mailer sent by a union-backed PAC has caused a stir in the Conservative primary for the 48th state Senate District seat.Â