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Donkees

(31,305 posts) Wed May 24, 2017, 06:51 AM May 2017

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Bernie 2016 delegate Christine Pellegrino won her special election & flipped NY Assembly District 9 (Original Post) Donkees May 2017 OP

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1. Sanders delegate wins NY state election in district that voted big for Trump

Wed May 24, 2017, 09:57 AM

May 2017

Democrat Christine Pellegrino has defeated her Republican challenger in a New York state special election in a district where President Trump won big in the 2016 presidential race.

Pellegrino, a delegate for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2016, defeated Republican challenger Thomas Gargiulo in the District 9 State Assembly Special election.

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/334890-sanders-delegate-wins-ny-state-election-in-district-that-voted-big-for