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Brindisi-Tenney Race Narrows Even More

December 23, 2020 at 8:37 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The incredibly close race for the 22nd Congressional District got even closer Tuesday, as about 90 new votes from a bundle of about 2,500 affidavit ballots from Oneida County were counted,” the Syracuse Post Standard reports.

“Incumbent Anthony Brindisi (D) and Claudia Tenney (R) are separated by three to five votes… The candidates’ attorneys have been locked in a courtroom battle for nearly two months to determine the winner.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: NY-22

House Race In New York Still Not Called

December 8, 2020 at 1:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A New York judge is wading through the electoral “errors and delays” that have marred the race between Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D) and former Rep. Claudia Tenney (R), one of the last remaining uncalled races in the country, the Syracuse Post-Standard reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: NY-22

Democrats Flip House Seat In New York

November 20, 2018 at 5:22 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The race for New York’s 22nd congressional district “appears to be over,” with Anthony Brindisi (D) widening his lead over Rep. Claudia Tenney (R), the Utica Observer Dispatch reports.

Brindisi’s lead is now more than remaining votes to be counted in Oneida County.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: NY-22


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Tenney Falls Further Behind as New Ballots Are Counted

November 16, 2018 at 3:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Anthony Brindisi (D) increased his lead over Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) as counties begin to report unofficial absentee ballot counts, the Binghamton Press reports.

With four counties unofficial absentee ballots counted Brindisi is ahead by 3,227 votes.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: NY-22

Collins Will Remain on November Ballot

September 17, 2018 at 11:59 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Indicted Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) will stay on the ballot in his New York congressional district this fall, the Buffalo News reports.

Roll Call: “Local GOP leaders had for several weeks been looking for a way to replace Collins with another Republican candidate on the ballot. The news Monday signals that they were not able to find a viable path to replace Collins.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Chris Collins, NY-22

Tenney Trails In Re-Election Race

August 30, 2018 at 9:40 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Siena College poll in New York’s 22nd congressional district finds challenger Anthony Brindisi (D) leading Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), 46% to 44% among likely voters.

Said pollster Steven Greenberg: “In a district with 30,000 more Republicans than Democrats, Tenney is barely holding her own.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: NY-22

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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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