New York State 122nd District Assemblyman Clifford Crouch and Joseph Angelino the night of the primary election. (Submitted photo)

By Zachary Meseck and Catherine Sasso

CHENANGO COUNTY – Joe Angelino is the front runner for the 122nd Assembly District primary election, with a 73 percent lead.

According to the New York Board of Elections unofficial election results, last updated at 6:20 a.m., Angelino had 4641 votes between the four counties, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego. 


Angelino released a statement saying, “I'm honored to have earned the trust of the Republican voters in the 122nd Assembly District with an overwhelming victory in today's Primary Election. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”

Voters tracking the election results should note that the NYS Board of Elections website states the County Boards of Elections have received a historically high number of absentee ballots for all elections held on June 23, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unofficial election night results do not include the results of absentee ballot voting. The canvass of absentee ballots will begin after election day.

To track the results of the election visit https://nyenr.elections.ny.gov/Home.aspx.

Primary elections were held all throughout New York State Tuesday night, with unofficial results continuing to be released from the state on Wednesday.

According to the NYS Board of Elections the results as of Wednesday morning:

For the 122nd Assembly District, Joe G. Angelino won the Republican primary with 73.76 percent or 4,641 of the 6,292 total votes.

Nicholas R. Libous had 14.02 percent of the votes, Victor Furman had 5.9 percent of the votes and James P. Powers had 4.82 percent.

The 122nd Assembly District seat is currently filled by Cliff Crouch who will be retiring at the end of his term. Couch has stated on several occasions that he endorses Angelino to take over the position.

“Joe Angelino has my support because he’s honest and ethical. He served our community as a police officer and police chief, and served our nation as a U.S. Marine. After being wounded in battle on two separate occasions, he earned the Purple Heart Medal, among many other accolades. That’s the kind of person who is fit to serve in the Assembly,” said Crouch.

Angelino is also backed by NYS Senator Fred Akshar who said, “Without question, Sgt. Major Joe Angelino is the proven leader we need in Albany fighting for our communities back home. Joe has spent a lifetime serving his country and his community, earning two purple hearts as he served with the U.S. Marines and Marine Reserves in Desert Storm and the Iraq War. When he returned home, he continued to serve, this time as a law enforcement officer for over thirty years and as both the Norwich Police Chief and Fire Chief.”


In regards to the November Election, Angelino said,"As we head toward the General Election in November, I will continue working as hard as I can to speak with every voter in the District to learn their concerns and to share my ideas for getting New York State back on track."

For the 126th Assembly District, John Lemondes, Jr. won the Republican primary with 59.50 percent or 1,772 of the 2,978 total votes.

Daniel B. Fitzpatrick had 31.97 percent of the votes, and the next highest percentage was for write-ins at .43 percent of the votes.

Lemondes thanked his supporters in a statement saying, "Thank you to all the voters in the 126th Assembly District for your confidence in me.”

“I pledged to fight for you in Albany, like I have my whole life,” he said. “With a 60 percent margin in the early and election day voting, I am cautiously optimistic that I will be your candidate in November.”

“I believe that every vote counts, and look forward to the counting of the absentee ballots starting on July 1st."

For the 22nd Congressional District Republican Primary Claudia Tenny won with 62.46 percent or 574 of the 1,250 votes.

George K. Phillips received 35.15 percent of the votes.

For the presidential primary, Joseph R. Biden received 55.73 percent of the votes from Chenango County voters, followed by Bernie Sanders at 31.58 percent, and Elizabeth Warren at 4.02 percent.