Avella Declares Victory as Liu Refuses to Concede

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Will Bredderman

Queens State Senator Tony Avella declared victory tonight over former city comptroller John Liu–though the challenger refused to quit, and predicted as much as a week may pass before the all the votes are counted.

As of midnight, Mr. Avella–who earlier this year left the mainline Democratic delegation and joined the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference–led Mr. Liu by 6,813 votes to 6,245, with more than 95 percent of all votes counted. Mr. Avella’s Twitter account has several triumphant quotes, blasting the official Queens Democratic Party and boasting of his decision to be part of the IDC.



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1. Avella puts Liu’s comeback attempt on hold

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/09/8552232/avella-puts-lius-comeback-attempt-hold