In the state’s 80th Assembly District, Irene Rukaj, an Independent candidate, is challenging Democratic incumbent Naomi Rivera.
In the 81st District, Riverdale resident Jeffrey Klapper, a registered Democrat, told the Norwood News he was running as a Republican against Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Democratic incumbent, though he had yet to start campaigning and admitted it was more of a symbolic gesture because he believes Dinowitz is too liberal.
New York’s 17th Congressional District election pits Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel against Republican challenger Robert Goodman. While that race won’t be decided until the general election on Nov. 4, the race for the 16th Congressional District may be over after the Sept. 9 Democratic primary. Incumbent Jose E. Serrano and challenger Curtis Brooks are both Democrats, and so far, no Republicans or Independents have entered the fray.
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