A Siena College poll released today shows incumbent Democrat David Valesky leading Republican challenger Andrew Russo by 10 points in the 49th state Senate District race. Valesky has a 50 to 40 percent lead over Russo, according to the poll of 406 likely voters taken last week. Valesky is running for his fourth term. Russo, a concert pianist who lives...
A Siena College poll released today shows incumbent Democrat David Valesky leading Republican challenger Andrew Russo by 10 points in the 49th state Senate District race.
Valesky has a 50 to 40 percent lead over Russo, according to the poll of 406 likely voters taken last week.
Valesky is running for his fourth term. Russo, a concert pianist who lives in Fayetteville, is seeking his first public office. Russo defeated East Syracuse Mayor Danny Liedka 66 percent to 34 percent in the Sept. 14 Republican primary.
The district is made up of 62 municipalities in Madison, Onondaga, Cayuga and Oneida counties, including portions of Syracuse, Rome and Auburn.