‘Sandy’ election turns into good night for incumbents
In an election threatened to be overshadowed by the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, most of the incumbents in southern Brooklyn running for re-election handily won their contests on Nov. 6.
Republican-Conservative state Sen. Marty Golden easily defeated his challenger, Democrat Andrew Gounardes, according to the election results. The incumbent, seeking a sixth term in the 22nd state senate district (Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn), earned 58 percent of the vote total, beating Gounardes, who had 42 percent.
It was a bitter contest between the two men, who verbally attacked each other at a series of debates around the district throughout the fall.