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Unofficial Returns Show Republicans Leading in Saratoga County DA and Sheriff Races as Safford Edges Ahead for Mayor

Outstanding absentee ballots could still shape several close contests before certification.

Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford leaves the One Saratoga election returns watch party as he heads to a GOP gathering at Hotel Brookmere. In unofficial results, he appears to have won the mayor's race for a second term.
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Overview

  • With 203 of 204 districts reporting, Republican Brett Eby leads Democrat Robert “Bobby” Logan for district attorney by roughly 1,000 votes, according to the county’s unofficial tally.
  • Undersheriff Jeffrey Brown holds about a 3,000-vote advantage over Ryan Mahan in the sheriff’s race based on the same unofficial returns.
  • Incumbent Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford is ahead of Michele Madigan 4,318 to 4,031, a margin of about 300 votes in preliminary results.
  • One Saratoga’s slate disrupted expectations in city contests, with apparent leads for Sarah Burger (supervisor), Jessica Troisi (accounts) and Joanne Kiernan (finance), while Democrat BK Keramati topped incumbent Charles “Chuck” Marshall for public works.
  • The Board of Elections reports 10,687 early votes cast and has received 2,214 of 3,984 mailed absentee ballots, which must be counted before results are certified; Republicans hold a registration edge of 68,688 to 57,038 over Democrats countywide.