State Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, on Tuesday won re-election to the Senate in the 45th District race, garnering a total of 66,000 votes to his opponent Jean Lapper’s 42,376 votes. He delivered a victory speech for his unofficial win at The Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls at about 11 p.m. ...

Cannabis dispensaries will now be allowed in three Essex County towns, according to unofficial election results, after voters on Tuesday rejected local laws that would have banned the cannabis shops from opening within the towns’ limits. The towns of North Elba, Wilmington and Jay each had ...

TUPPER LAKE — Rickey Dattola appears to have won the race for Tupper Lake town supervisor, according to unofficial election results, beating out current town Councilman John Gillis for the seat at the head of the council. Vote tallies — read aloud from long strips of paper printed from ...

NEW YORK — Democrat Kathy Hochul has become the first woman elected New York governor, winning the office outright that she took over in 2021 when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. She defeated Republican congressman Lee Zeldin, an ally of Donald Trump who ran a campaign focused on fear of ...

SARANAC LAKE — Lindy Ellis appears to have won re-election for Franklin County District 7 seat, according to unofficial election results on Tuesday night and not counting any outstanding absentees not yet returned to the Franklin County Board of Elections. But Ellis technically wasn't running ...

Matt Castelli emerged from the NY-21 Democratic primary election as the party nominee on Tuesday, beating out candidate Matt Putorti decisively with around 80% of the vote, according to uncertified election totals. The two candidates shared a first name, a political party and a desire to ...