Update Nov. 6, 12:19 a.m.: This article has been updated to include a statement by Mike Sigler.
Democrat Lea Webb will return to her seat representing New York’s 52nd State Senate District. Webb beat Republican competitor Mike Sigler handily, winning by a wide margin of 14.4 percentage points as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to unofficial election night results posted by the Tompkins, Broome and Cortland County Boards of Elections.
During her acceptance speech at the Broome County Democrats’ election party, Webb reflected on what it meant to her to have been on the same ballot as Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I’m thinking about the many shoulders of emboldened, unapologetic women, especially my own mother and all of the women in my life, past, present and future,” she said.
Webb was first elected to the New York State Senate in 2022, becoming the first senator of the 52nd District since the district was redrawn. During her tenure as state senator, Webb has focused on women’s issues such as ensuring that women in New York have better access to abortion.
Webb has also supported efforts to improve the affordability of college, expanding access to the Tuition Assistance Program, which helps New York residents pay tuition at approved schools.
Webb has expressed that with her second term, she will “ensure women’s reproductive rights are always protected in New York.”
Sigler thanked his supporters and congratulated Webb for her victory in a press release sent to The Sun.
“Thank you to the tens of thousands of voters who cast their ballots for me in this election,” Sigler wrote in a statement posted on Facebook early Wednesday morning. “It is an honor to have earned your support over the course of this campaign.”
Sigler also said that he hopes Webb addresses concerns some voters voiced during the campaign process.
“There is clearly a huge swath of her constituents who would like to see different priorities out of Albany,” Sigler wrote.