Challenger Kristy Sprague beat incumbent District Attorney Julie Garcia in the hotly contested Republican primary.
The Press Republican reports that unofficial results reported Tuesday night by the Essex County Board of Elections showed 2,312 votes for Sprague and 2,044 for Garcia. Sprague won the towns of North Elba and Ticonderoga, while Garcia took a nearly 10-point hometown win in Moriah and earned strong support in Schroon. Both candidates will remain on the ballot, Sprague running as a Republican, a conservative and an independent and Garcia running as a Democrat. In the sheriff's race, Essex County Sheriff Henry Hommes turned back a challenge from Michael "Ike" Tyler Tuesday, winning the Republican Party primary, 2,119 votes to 1,927. The Press Republican also reports that Hommes and Tyler will still face off in the Nov. 3 general election, where Tyler is running as an independent, along with a third candidate, Robert L. Kirby. Hommes is also running as Conservative and independent in the general election.
The Press Republican reports that unofficial results reported Tuesday night by the Essex County Board of Elections showed 2,312 votes for Sprague and 2,044 for Garcia. Sprague won the towns of North Elba and Ticonderoga, while Garcia took a nearly 10-point hometown win in Moriah and earned strong support in Schroon. Both candidates will remain on the ballot, Sprague running as a Republican, a conservative and an independent and Garcia running as a Democrat. In the sheriff's race, Essex County Sheriff Henry Hommes turned back a challenge from Michael "Ike" Tyler Tuesday, winning the Republican Party primary, 2,119 votes to 1,927. The Press Republican also reports that Hommes and Tyler will still face off in the Nov. 3 general election, where Tyler is running as an independent, along with a third candidate, Robert L. Kirby. Hommes is also running as Conservative and independent in the general election.
