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Action elsewhere: Voters eject Erie executive
Despite divisions inside his own party, Mark Polancarz, the Democrat, defeated incumbent Erie County Executive Chris Collins, a Republican who had tested the waters for governor and was on a short list for other statewide offices.
The Buffalo News has the story and victory-speech video here.
As with Suffolk's Steve Bellone, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (along with Sen. Charles Schumer) appeared...
