What to Watch Across New York on Primary Day

 

By Matthew Hamilton

From Buffalo to Long Island., these local primary elections are worth paying attention to.

Polls open at 6 a.m. in New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie counties, and at noon everywhere else. Polls close at 9 p.m. statewide.

Here's what to watch on Tuesday:

Big city mayoral races

While eyes in the Capital Region will be focused on the Democratic Albany mayoral primary, the state's other big cities — all overwhelmingly Democratic like the capital — also have key Democratic primaries for mayor. 

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio faces his first re-election effort. The race was wide open in 2013, as Michael Bloomberg exited. This time around, this race has been more of a dud.

A July NY1/Baruch College poll showed de Blasio was far outpacing top Democratic challenger former City Councilman Sal Albanese (Democrats Robert Gangi, Richard Bashner and Mike Tolkin also are seeking the seat).

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Source: timesunion.com (via The Empire Report)