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Wide-open race for 7th Assembly District seat

September 8, 2012 7:13 PM By RICK BRAND rick.brand@newsday.com

Assemb. Philip Boyle got the Conservative endorsement for

Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Assemb. Philip Boyle got the Conservative endorsement for his run for a State Senate seat. (July 13, 2012)

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At the start of the election season, the race for the 7th Assembly District looked like an easy win for Republican incumbent Philip Boyle.

But Boyle in late July replaced retiring state Sen. Owen Johnson as the GOP candidate in the 4th Senate District.

That left the 7th an open seat and one of Suffolk's most competitive Assembly races.

Looking to make a political comeback in the...

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