The race in SD-11 is finally over. The current margin of 578 votes is too much to beat.
With all but 265 ballots fought over, counted and recounted, Republican Frank Padavan retains a 578-vote lead over his Democratic challenger, Councilman Jim Gennaro, according to a Queens GOP source who has been monitoring the situation.
That makes it arithmetically impossible for Gennaro to pull out a victory - even if those last remaining ballots all cut his way, which, of course, they wouldn't.
This was always going to be a tough race for Jim Gennaro, but he worked his tail off. Few people believed that it would ever be this close.
Well done, Mr Gennaro.
And congratulations, Senator Padavan. Hope you have a ball in the minority.
See ya next year.
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