Hoyt Edges Golombek ; Assemblyman Defies Anti-Incumbency Mood to Win Over Council Member by Four Points

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Assemblyman Sam Hoyt survived the anti-incumbency, anti- establishment mood of voters Tuesday to narrowly beat back another primary challenge from Democrat Joseph Golombek Jr.

Hoyt, armed with a campaign war chest that allowed him to outspend Golombek by a 4-to-1 ratio, won 52 percent of the primary vote and the right to take on Republican Brian Biggie in the Nov. 2 general election.

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Hoyt Edges Golombek ; Assemblyman Defies Anti-Incumbency Mood to Win Over Council Member by Four Points

Golombek, a Buffalo Common Council member for the past 10 years, tallied 48 percent of the vote in his second attempt at unseating Hoyt, a nine-term incumbe...

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