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The Jim Reith Show UNLEASHED Episode 102 – 11/4/26
I appeared on the Jim Reith show to talk about the election night results as well as the look ahead to the close races in Onondaga County. Enjoy. Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
The race for Micron’s legislative district is too close to call – Syracuse.com
The outstanding ballots will be counted on Nov. 10, said Dustin Czarny, Democratic Election Commissioner for Onondaga County. The 14th district could go to a hand recount, according to Onondaga County Democratic Election Commissioner Dustin Czarny. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/11/the-race-for-microns-legislative-district-is-too-close-to-call.html Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news
Historic midterm election marked by high voter turnout – Syracuse.com
“I’m just really proud of the system that we have in place. Both sides worked really hard,” Czarny said. “We had less than a two-minute wait time throughout the entire voting period, both early voting and Election Day.” https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2026/11/04/midterm-election-turnout- Subscribe to dustinczarny.com for all content and election news updates
Onondaga County election commissioners discuss voter turnout, close races, term limits – WRVO
He credited early voting, which attracted more than 58,000 voters. Czarny said he is “really excited” about that because he believes it takes the stress off the voting system with a much smoother day on Election Day itself. “I think it shows that early voting is growing and it’s here to stay,” says Czarny. https://www.wrvo.org/2026-11-05/onondaga-county-election-commissioners-discuss-voter-turnout-close-races-term-limits…
Democratic challenger Phillips holds narrow lead over Lemondes for Assembly seat – Syracuse.com
The ballots in the race will be subject to a recount unless they clearly skew in the favor of one candidate, said Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny. New York State law requires an automatic recount if elections are separated by 20 votes or less or 0.5% of the vote or less. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2026/11/democratic-challenger-phillips-holds-narrow-lead-over-lemondes-for-assembly-seat.html Subscribe…
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