2014 New York State Senate 34th District Democratic primary
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the 2014 New York State Senate 34th District Democratic primary was fought between incumbent Jeffrey Klein and challenger Oliver Koppell.
Challenge[edit]
Former NY Attorney General, and City Council rep Oliver Koppell announced that he would stop the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), led by Klein; by winning his seat. Soon after, more people such as John Liu joined Koppell in his attempts to defeat the IDC by running for state senate in their own districts.[1] NY governor candidate Zephyr Teachout endorsed Koppell.
Election[edit]
In the first 5 minutes of the election, Koppell trailed Klein just 4 votes.
At 10:50 PM Eastern Standard time, Koppell conceded to Klein with 33% of the votes in.
The East Bronx[edit]
Jeff Klein saw a landslide win against Koppell in the East Bronx, by over 1,000 votes.
Riverdale[edit]
Oliver Koppell took Riverdale by just 400 votes.
South Westchester[edit]
Klein took South Westchester by 600 votes.
References[edit]
- ^ "Koppell Promises IDC Death Sentence If Elected". Gotham Gazette. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved October 22, 2014.