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Martins ahead after fourth day of Nassau recount

Originally published: November 15, 2010 9:51 AM
Updated: November 15, 2010 9:28 PM
By SID CASSESE. AND WILLIAM MURPHY.  sid.cassese@newsday.com,, william.murphy@newsday.com

Quick ReadJohnson supporters said the outcome would not be known until all 4,200 paper ballots in the district had been counted.

Workers at the Suffolk County Board of Elections

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Workers at the Suffolk County Board of Elections recount ballots in Yaphank. (Nov. 8, 2010)

The counting of paper ballots in Nassau County's tight state Senate race finished its fourth day Monday with Republican challenger Jack Martins holding on to a slim lead over Democratic incumbent Craig Johnson.

Supporters of Martins, the mayor of Mineola, said that most of the heavily Democratic areas of the Seventh Senate District had been counted, and that they expected their candidate to...

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