| The polls have closed in the hotly contested Democratic Mayoral Primary in Albany. The Albany County Board of Elections has begun to post online the first unofficial results of the race.
As of 9:44 p.m., with 44 of 153 (29%) of machines reporting:
Gerald D Jennings (inc) -- 2,537-- (58%)
Corey L Ellis -- 1,778 -- (42%)
The Siena Poll released days earlier showed Jennings a full 21 percentage points ahead. He is currently 16 unofficial points ahead.
Stay tuned...
Update 10:05
As of 10:02 p.m., with 88 of 153 (58%) of machines reporting:
Gerald D Jennings -- 4,736 -- (56%)
Corey L Ellis -- 3,601 -- (44%)
Update 10:18
As of 10:15 p.m., with 113 of 153 (74%) machines reporting:
Gerald D Jennings -- 5,738 -- (55%)
Corey L Ellis -- 4,608 -- (45%)
The unofficial difference is now half what was predicted in the Siena Poll...
Update 10:32
As of 10:25 p.m., with 130 of 153 (85%) machines reporting:
Gerald D Jennings -- 6,718 -- (56%)
Corey L Ellis -- 5,192 -- (44%)
Final Update, 10:43
As of 10:40 p.m., 100% of machines have reported the unofficial results as such:
Gerald D Jennings -- 7,615 -- (56%)
Corey L Ellis -- 5,971 -- (44%)
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