The Tompkins County Board of Elections reports unofficially that Nathan Shinagawa won the Democratic Congressional primary here in Tompkins County by a little more than a 3-2 margin, and it sounds like the rest of the 23rd Congressional District went the same way.
Shinagawa will be challenging Republican first-term incumbent Tom Reed this November. If you'd like to know more about the newly-created 23rd District, I've written up an introduction.
Update: Our previous Congressman, Richard Hanna, defeated his Republican primary opponent by more than a 2-to-1 margin, but the challenger may still consider an independent run. Hanna (and possibly Kicinski) will face Democratic challenger Dan Lamb, of Dryden, in November.
Posted by simon at June 27, 2012 12:12 AM in politics (national)