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Senator-elect Lea Webb emerged as the 10th Democrat opposed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick to lead the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.

Webb leads by less than two percentage points, or 1,500 votes over David.

Candidates Lea Webb and Rich David faced off in a debate. WSKG's Megan Zerez and Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo recap the race with Matt Butler of the Ithaca Voice.

Webb, a former Binghamton council member, defeated Ithaca lawyer and political action committee founder Leslie Danks Burke by over 20 points.

Lea Webb is running in a primary election for the Democratic nomination in the newly drawn 52nd state Senate District. Her primary opponent is Leslie Danks Burke.

Danks Burke is running in a primary election for the Democratic nomination in the newly drawn 52nd state Senate District. Her primary opponent is Lea Webb.

The two Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination to take on former GOP Binghamton Mayor Rich David in the general election.

Leslie Danks Burke and Lea Webb are competing for the Democratic nomination in the race for New York's 52nd State Senate District, which covers Ithaca and Binghamton.

Candidates are declaring their intentions to run for State Senate across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes.