8 NOVEMBER 10, 2016 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM ELECTION 2016 Schumer, Queens Dems re-elected to seats BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected] @ROBBPOZ Senator Charles Schumer got tremendous support from Queens voters and others across the Empire State in seeking his fourth term on Election Night. The incumbent, who is favored to succeed Nevada Senator Harry Reid as the Democrats’ leader in the Senate, took more than 70 percent of the vote against his rival, Republican Wendy Long, and two third-party candidates. Incumbent Democratic lawmakers in Queens also enjoyed a big Election Day in a host of local and federal legislative races. In addition to races we’ve already profi led in the Ridgewood Times, here are the results of local contests in The Courier area, with nearly all precincts reporting: CONGRESS Sixth District: Congresswoman Grace Meng (126,018, 71.9 percent) handily defeated Republican challenger Danniel Maio (47,278, 27 percent) in her pursuit of a third term on Capitol Hill. The Sixth District stretches across much of central and northeastern Queens, from Ridgewood to Bayside. Seventh District: Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (158,972, 90.7 percent) easily triumphed over her Republican challenger, Allan E. Romaguera (16,255, 9.3 percent), for the right to represent the Seventh District covering Woodhaven and southern areas of Ridgewood and Glendale, and extending into Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. STATE SENATE 12th District: State Senator Michael Gianaris (76,330, 86 percent) was another easy winner on Election Day, as the Democratic incumbent trounced Republican challenger Marvin Jeff coat (12,457, 14 percent). The 12th District includes much of northwest Queens and stretches into areas of Ridgewood and Glendale near the Brooklyn/ Queens border. 16th District: State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (48,885, 77.8 percent) handily defeated Republican rival Carlos Giron (13,944, 22.2 percent) to secure another term in the state Senate. The 16th District is gerrymandered across central Queens, stretching from Woodside to Bayside, and includes slivers of Maspeth and Middle Village. ASSEMBLY 38th District: Assemblyman Mike Miller cruised to victory (21,744, 80.4 percent) in his bid for a third Assemblyman Mike Miller (center) was re-elected on Tuesday; he is pictured with supporters Frank Kotnik (at left) and Alex Blenkinsopp. full term in offi ce, as he turned back the challenge of Republican Joseph Maldonado (5,298, 19.6 percent). The district covers parts of Ridgewood, Glendale and Woodhaven. Two local Assembly members were re-elected unopposed: Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi of the 28th District Photo via Twitter/@AlexBlenkinsopp (areas of Forest Hills, Glendale, Kew Gardens, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park, Richmond Hill and Ridgewood); and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan of the 37th District (areas of Astoria, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, Sunnyside and Woodside). Trump is fi rst Queens president, but loses home boro BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected]/@ROBBPOZ Donald Trump, who grew up in Jamaica Estates, will be the 45th president of the United States— but his home borough wasn’t with him. Stunning the entire world, the Republican billionaire celebrity defeated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night, even though Clinton won Queens in a landslide. Clinton won every single Assembly District in Queens and more than 425,000 votes cast overall. Trump garnered at least 10,000 votes in just three Assembly Districts; the 23rd (covering Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Broad Channel and much of the Rockaways), the 26th (covering much of Bayside, Douglaston, Glen Oaks and Little Neck) and the 28th (covering much of Forest Hills, Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park and Ridgewood). The tightest race in Queens was in the 23rd District, where Clinton bested Trump by a little more than 3,000 votes. Not surprisingly, Trump did the best in the three districts that included a sizable conservative population. A report by Renthop noted that Trump secured at least 70 percent of the political donations from three neighborhoods in Queens: Middle Village, which is in the 28th District, and Howard Beach and Breezy Point, both of which are part of the 23rd District. Clinton earned more than 30,000 votes in three diff erent Assembly Districts in southeast Queens: the 29th (covering Jamaica, St. Albans and Laurelton), the 32nd (covering Jamaica, South Jamaica, Springfi eld Gardens and Rochdale) and the 33rd (covering Queens Village, Bellerose, Cambria Heights and Laurelton). Here’s a little political factoid: Queens’ population is estimated at 2.3 million, or about 300,000 larger than the population of New Mexico. Were Queens a state unto itself, it probably would have the same number of electoral votes (5) as the Land of Enchantment, which went to Photo: Angela Matua/QNS Clinton on Tuesday night.
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