Jacobs has big leads in all 8 counties of the 27th Congressional District

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 24 June 2020 at 8:48 am

Chris Jacobs topped his challengers in all eight counties of the 27^thCongressional District with the votes at the polls on Tuesday and in early voting.

Chris Jacobs

Jacobs declared victory last night, saying his leads are insurmountable even with tens of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted next week. Nate McMurray, Jacobs’ main opponent in a special election, wants all of the votes counted before declaring a victor.

Jacobs has a big lead over McMurray in a district that is heavily Republican. Jacobs, a state senator from Buffalo, was far ahead in a Republican primary for the 27^th. Beth Parlato, a family law attorney and former Darien town justice, came in second in seven of the eight counties with in-person voting. Stefan Mychajliw, a former television news reporter and the current Erie County comptroller, was third in seven of the counties, but came in second in Erie County behind Jacobs.

Jacobs and McMurray were running against each other to fill out the remainder of a term vacated by Chris Collins, who resigned on Sept. 30, 2019. He pleaded guilty to an insider trading scheme and awaits sentencing to 26 months in federal prison.

The Republican primary was to be the Republican candidate in November for the full two-year term. McMurray will be back in November and will face Jacobs in a rematch.

Here are the results of the eight-county district with in-person voting.