Heated GOP House primary in New York pits Carl Paladino against state party chair
With the overwhelming support of Republicans in western New York, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino was able to cruise to the party's 2010 nomination for
With the overwhelming support of Republicans in western New York, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino was able to cruise to the party's 2010 nomination for governor before he suffered a crushing loss that fall to Andrew Cuomo.
On Tuesday, Paladino, now with a laundry list of controversial statements from the years since then, hopes many of those same voters can lift him to a primary victory that will almost certainly lead to a win later this fall.
The primary for New York’s redrawn 23rd Congressional District, spanning the Buffalo suburbs through the southwestern part of the state, sets Paladino against Nick Langworthy, the chairman of the state GOP.
The campaign has been a 12-week sprint after Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., announced he would not seek re-election after he expressed support for a ban on assault-style weapons. There is a separate special election Tuesday to fill the brief remainder of Jacobs’ turn.
Both candidates have sought to highlight their closeness to former President Donald Trump, while Paladino is endorsed by Elise Stefanik of New York, the No. 3 House Republican — which caused consternation among GOP leaders, given Paladino's well-documented history of making incendiary and racist comments, NBC News reported in June.
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