Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Adriano Espaillat Replaces Charlie Rangel in Congress

 
By Mark Osborne

Harlem, NY — For the first time in over four decades, a different person will be representing upper Manhattan and the Bronx in the House of Representatives. Rep. Charles Rangel announced he would be retiring after representing the area since 1971.

The general election on Tuesday culminated with Adriano Espaillat taking over his seat in the 13th Congressional District. Espaillat took 81.5 percent of the vote, dwarfing the single-digit totals of Tony Evans and Daniel Vila Rivera.

Wait times were long in many Harlem locations on Tuesday morning. P.S. 154 was having issues with polling machines, which led to wait times well over an hour. One Twitter user said she'd been in line for over three hours at the school. Wait times in Districts 13, 14 and 15 in Harlem were around 45 minutes each. 

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Source: Harlem Patch

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