Tannousis wins primary, will take on Patterson for Assembly seat
With thousands of absentee ballots finally counted, Michael Tannousis is the winner of the Republican primary for the 64th Assembly District.
Tannousis made it official on Tuesday. His opponent in the primary, U.S Marine Marko Kepi, called to concede.
On June 24, the Board of Elections reported Tannousis had 61 percent of the vote (3,063) while Kepi had 38.7 percent (1,942). Despite the sizable lead, there were many absentee ballots because of COVID-19.