Syracuse, N.Y. — Incumbent Democrat Rachel May defeated Republican challenger Caleb Slater in the race to represent the 48th Senate District in the New York state Legislature, according to preliminary election results.
May won 55% of the vote to Slater‘s 40%. May won the Onondaga County portion of the district by 14%, overwhelming Slater’s 8-point lead in Cayuga County, where he lived and attended college.
Addressing the crowd at the Onondaga County Democratic Committee party at Harvey’s Garden in Syracuse, May said she was grateful to the voters in the 48th District “for trusting me again to be your senator.”…