{"id":241,"date":"2016-11-08T20:51:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T01:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/americavotes2016\/?p=241"},"modified":"2016-11-08T21:04:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T02:04:24","slug":"upstate-new-york-rematch-state-assembly-takes-high-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/americavotes2016\/2016\/11\/08\/upstate-new-york-rematch-state-assembly-takes-high-road\/","title":{"rendered":"An Upstate New York rematch for state assembly takes the high road"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bronwyn Beairsto
\nNov. 8, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – In the final hours of the 2016 election, two New York state assembly candidates are holding back on the negativity, despite a longstanding rivalry. <\/p>\n

In the 116th district in Upstate New York, which includes St. Lawrence County, Addie Russell and John Byrne met two years ago in the 2014 election. Elections to state assembly happen every two years, like the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n

Byrne lost the 2014 race by fewer that 100 votes, such a narrow margin that the business man was actually in the lead until absentee votes were counted.<\/p>\n

While Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have spent the election period exchanging insults, these two say they\u2019ve been focusing on their strengths. <\/p>\n

Incumbent Russell said that people are sick of negativity at the federal level and that locally, that\u2019s where a lot of disappointment in the 2016 election stems from. She says that for that reason she has \u201ctaken the high road\u201d through this season.<\/p>\n

Byrne echoed his opponent. \u201cWe\u2019ve run a very positive campaign and we\u2019re going to continue to do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Candidates differ on key issues in the campaign. Byrne says that \u201cour present assembly doesn\u2019t seem to be carrying our voices down to Albany,” while Russell says that the economy and tourism to the north country are key issues in this race. <\/p>\n

Both candidates are on the campaign trail today. Byrne is travelling around the district talking to voters, while Russell\u2019s team is driving university students to polling stations. <\/p>\n

Tonight, the candidates will be watching results from Watertown, N.Y.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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