State Senate 56th District: Zinerman Wins Uncontested Race

BROOKLYN, NY — It's official — Stefani Zinerman will head to the state senate for Brooklyn's 56th District.

Zinerman, who won the Democratic primary in June, ran unopposed Tuesday to replace Assembly Member Tremaine Wright, who did not run for her assembly seat in the primary so she could run against Brisport for state senate.

Brisport also ran unopposed Tuesday for the 25th District after beating Wright in the primaries.

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.