It’s Official: Gounardes is Senator-Elect as Golden Concedes
One of the most closely watched races in New York State came to an end Monday morning as incumbent Republican state Sen. Marty Golden conceded the contest to Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes, nearly two weeks after Election Day in Southwest Brooklyn’s 22nd Senate District.
“As the Board of Elections completes its final count of this year’s close election, I congratulate Andrew Gounardes and wish him well in his service to the people of the 22nd State Senate District,” Golden said in a statement.
At press time, the Board of Election was still counting absentee ballots, a process that began on Nov. 16, but with most of the ballots counted, Gounardes maintained a lead of more than 1,000 votes over Golden with a dwindling few election district left to count.