Editor’s Note: This page was last updated at 3 p.m. Nov. 7.
ITHACA, N.Y. — By midnight, nearly all districts in New York have reported results. In Tompkins County, the final results came in shortly before 11 p.m.
In the Tompkins County Sheriff’s race, Derek Osborne beat incumbent Ken Lansing with 68 percent of the vote. Lansing received 27 percent of the vote and independent candidate Josh Brokaw secured 5 percent.
After the election, Osborne said he is looking forward to the work ahead. “I had no idea what to expect going into last night. I am extremely humbled by the faith our community has put in me.”
In a statement, Brokaw counted his independent campaign a success win or lose.
“We have excited people about the prospect of making something different happen in our local politics. I have had lots of conversations with people about what the sheriff’s office does, how it operates now, and what people want to see changed about its current practices. We have shown that you don’t need to spend much money on signs and mailers to compete with the old, boring established party electioneering practices that so many people have tuned out,” Brokaw said.
Lansing could not be reached for comment.
Turnout was strong for polling spots in Tompkins County. Across the country, the midterm election is expected to draw unprecedented numbers. The Tompkins County Board of Elections is posting turnout data about every three hours. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, unofficial turnout for all polling places was at about 63 percent. Some polling spots had a higher turnout. The biggest turnout was at Kendal at Ithaca in the Town of Ithaca with 72 percent of eligible voters casting ballots. The polling station at the Alice H. Cook House shows the lowest turnout in the county at 41 percent. See the full voter turnout list here.
Check out the visualization by Reporter Devon Magliozzi that shows turnout by polling place. This visualization will be updated as more results come in.
Larger circles represent higher voter counts. Darker blue represents higher turnout percentages. Hover over a polling place for detailed information.
The following totals come from the New York State Board of Elections and Tompkins County Board of Elections. Districts in Tompkins County are 100 percent reporting as of about 10:45 p.m.
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GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
NYS districts Reporting: 99%
Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul — Overall: 60.50% | Tompkins: 64.68%
Marc Molinaro and Julie Killian — Overall: 34.94% | Tompkins: 24.49%
Howie Hawkins and Jia Lee — Overall: 1.83% | Tompkins: 4.35%
Stephanie Miner and Michael Volpe — Overall: 0.98% | Tompkins 2.23%
Larry Sharpe and Andrew Hollister — Overall: 1.74% | Tompkins: 4.09%
COMPTROLLER
Districts reporting: 97%
Thomas P. DiNapoli — Overall: 66.67% | Tompkins: 74.26%
Jonathan Trichter — Overall: 31.61%| Tompkins 22.03%
Mark Dunlea — Overall: 1.15% | Tompkins: 2.67%
Cruger Gallaudet — Overall: 0.58% | Tompkins: 1.02%
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Districts reporting: 97%
Letitia James — Overall: 61.97% | Tompkins: 71.82%
Keith Wofford — Overall 35.39% | Tompkins: 24.44%
Michael Sussman — Overall 1.20% | Tompkins: 2.06%
Nancy Sliwa — Overall 0.43% | Tompkins: 0.4%
Christopher Garvey — Overall 0.74% | Tompkins: 1.19%
U.S. SENATOR
Districts reporting: 96%
Kirsten Gillibrand — Overall: 66.63% | Tompkins: 76.46%
Chele Chiavacci Farley— Overall: 33.37% | 23.2%
STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Districts reporting: 100%
Elizabeth Burns — Overall: 48.93% | Tompkins: 75.04%
Joe McBride — Overall: 51.07% | Tompkins: 24.91%
23RD DISTRICT CONGRESS
Districts reporting: 100%
Tracy Mitrano — Overall: 44.99% | Tompkins: 75.52%
Tom Reed — Overall: 55.01% | Tompkins: 24.42%
51ST DISTRICT STATE SENATE
Districts reporting: 100%
Joyce St. George — Overall: 35.59% | Tompkins: 56.11%
James Seward — Overall: 64.41% | Tompkins: 43.84%
54th District State Senate
Districts reporting: 100%
Kenan S. Baldridge — Overall: 37.64% | Tompkins: 63.04%
Pamela Helming — Overall: 62.36% | Tompkins: 36.9%
58TH DISTRICT STATE SENATE
NYS districts reporting: 100%
Amanda Kirchgessner — Overall: 39.71% | Tompkins: 76.42%
Thomas O’Mara — Overall: 60.29% | Tompkins: 21.86%
125TH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
Districts reporting: 100%
Barbara Lifton — Overall: 74.46% | Tompkins: 98.79%
Blank — Overall: 25.54%
Local results are below. Tompkins County is 100% reporting.
TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK
TOMPKINS COUNTY SHERIFF
Derek Osborne: 67.65%
Ken Lansing: 27.04%
CAROLINE TOWN COUNCILPERSON
DRYDEN TOWN COUNCILPERSON
Alice Green (D) (Protecting Dryden) | 99.21%
DRYDEN TOWN JUSTICE
Jules Ravo (D) (Protecting Dryden)
GROTON TOWN JUSTICE
ITHACA CITY COURT JUDGE
Scott Miller (D) | 99.51%
LANSING TOWN JUSTICE
Maura Kennedy-Smith (D) (Lansing Lighthouse) | 70.73%
Dick Costello (R) (I) | 29.22%
NEWFIELD TOWN JUSTICE
Town of Danby Proposal No. 1: Local law to change elected town highway superintendent to appointed as approved by the town board. Effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Yes: 46.9%
✔ No: 53.1%