(The Post-Standard)
Republican Rick Guy has lost the Syracuse 120th District Assembly race to incumbent Bill Magnarelli, D-Syracuse.
As of 12 a.m., with 100 percent of the votes counted, Magnarelli had 17,938 or 63 percent of the vote to 10,520 or 37 percent for Guy.
The 120th Assembly District includes the Northside, Westside, Eastwood and Valley areas of the city of Syracuse. It also includes the towns of Geddes and Van Buren.
In his campaign, Guy pledged to cut taxes on businesses in order to encourage the creation and investment of jobs, cut the size of New York’s government and cut funding for Medicaid, the tax-supported health insurance for the poor.
Guy was at a disadvantage in voter enrollment. The 120th District is heavily Democratic. Democrats had 32,000 registered voters, compared to 18,000 for the Republicans, according to the New York State Board of Elections.
Guy’s campaign was also behind financially. He raised $40,675 compared to $128,210 raised by Magnarelli.
In an earlier interview with Democracywise, Guy had expressed a commitment to public office. “I like representing people, I like working for them, I like being in government, I love the job, I don’t like the process,” said Guy.
Earlier, Guy’s wife, Alicia, had said she and her husband weren’t sure what they would do if Guy lost. “The kids will be disappointed,” said Alicia Guy. “But that’s another part of life. You don’t win them all.”
(Crystal Barkley is a graduate student in broadcast and digital journalism.)
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