Politics & Government
Robert Carroll Reelected In NY's 44th Assembly District
Assembly Member Robert Carroll held nearly 77 percent of the votes as results rolled in Tuesday.
Updated 11:44 p.m.
BROOKLYN, NY —Assembly Member Robert Carroll has won a third term representing Brooklyn's 44th Assembly District, according to NY1.
Carroll, who has been in office since 2017, brought in more than 25,000, or about 77 percent of, votes in the district as of 11:46 p.m. on Tuesday, according to NY1, which had all precincts reporting results.
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Carroll's challenger, Republican Salvatore P. Barrera, held about 23 percent of the vote.
The results do not include absentee ballots, which the BOE will begin counting next week.
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Before Election Day, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers had already cast their votes as the coronavirus crisis prompted an unprecedented level of mail-in and early voting.
Brooklyn saw the most early voters of any borough, with more than 373,000 people in the borough casting their ballots before Tuesday despite hours-long lines at overloaded poll sites. Mail-in ballots also went out to a large number of Brooklynites, albeit with some problems due to a printing error.
Some long lines and other polling site issues continued into Election Day, though most voters reported smooth sailing at the polls.
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