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Como: I Win

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:37:50 -0400

I haven't been able to reach any officials with the city's Board of Elections yet, but if you ask Republican Anthony Como, the special election in Queens' 30th Council District is over.

"I won by 38 votes," Como told me this evening. "I feel great."

Also running in the four-way special election were Democrats Elizabeth Crowley and Charles Ober and former Republican Councilman Tom Ognibene.

"I'll be at City Hall tomorrow" and "I hope to be...

Winning by Making Crowley (and the Queens Machine) Lose

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:30:46 -0400

This post has been updated.

The counting is still going on in the special election for the Queens 30th City Council district, but a spokesman for the candidate who came in last place is claiming victory--because he helped prevent another Democrat, Elizabeth Crowley, from winning.

According to unofficial results, Crowley is a few votes behind Republican candidate Anthony Como.

“We won this race," Sam Esposito, a spokesman for Democratic candidate Charles Ober, wrote in...

Como Leads Crowley in Queens

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:10:39 -0400

As of this morning, it looked like Republican Anthony Como had edged out Democrat Elizabeth Crowley to win yesterday's special election for a City Council seat in Queens.

According to the Board of Elections, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, the results are:

Anthony Como: 2,352 votes (31.71 percent of the vote)

Elizabeth Crowley: 2,282 votes (30.77 percent)

Thomas Ognibene: 2,031 votes (27.38 percent)

Charles Ober:...

Queens Special Election: Ober Gets Independence, Como and Ognibene Get Money

Thu, 22 May 2008 09:38:10 -0400

Democratic City Council candidate Charles Ober got the Independence Party endorsement for the June 3 special election that will determine who will finish Dennis Gallagher’s term.

“Charles Ober has a genuine affinity for, and practical track record on, the issues and processes of grassroots democracy that the Independence Party cares about," said the party’s Queens chairman, Gerald Everett, in a public statement.

In other news on that race, two of Ober’s opponents...

Debating the Queens Special Election

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:17:57 -0400

Juniper Park Civic Association, a (surprisingly?) large and organized community group in western Queens, is hosting a debate for candidates in the June 3 special election to fill Dennis Gallagher’s City Council seat, and it will be followed the next day by a forum for candidates in the same race.

JPCA’s influence was best demonstrated when their quixotic campaign against the Cross Harbor Tunnel led to a billboard, and, since it was an election...

Democrats Act Like Republicans in Gallagher District

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:05:14 -0400

The two Republican candidates running in the June 3 special election to fill Councilman Dennis Gallagher's seat in Queens have already split the local G.O.P. into a conservative faction and an establishment one. Now there's a hint that the same thing, albeit to a lesser degree, could happen with the two Democratic candidates.

Last night, both Elizabeth Crowley and Charles Ober were invited to speak to the Stonewall Democratic Club in Manhattan. Only...