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State Assembly to see some new faces

Marjorie Byrnes is the new Assembly member for the 133rd District.
Marjorie Byrnes is the new Assembly member for the 133rd District.

Here are the results from several area races for state Assembly.

133rd District

Voters elected a new representative to this seat, which had been held by Joe Errigo, the Republican who is facing bribery and wire fraud charges after he allegedly accepted bribes to move a development project forward in the Rochester area.

The new Assembly member is Marjorie Byrnes, who defeated Errigo in September’s Republican primary and Democratic candidate Barbara Baer in Tuesday’s race.

Byrnes is a former Rochester City Court judge and is currently a trustee on the Caledonia Village Board.

This was the second time that Baer, a lawyer and former social worker, had sought the seat. She had mounted a campaign in 2016 against Bill Nojay, who died by suicide just weeks before the election, but she ultimately was defeated by Errigo.

The district includes Pittsford, Wheatland, Rush and Mendon in Monroe County, all of Livingston County and part of Steuben County.

134th District

Republican Peter Lawrence ran unopposed.

The district includes the towns of Greece, Ogden and Parma in Monroe County.

Republican incumbent Mark Johns was re-elected Tuesday in the 135th Assembly District.
Republican incumbent Mark Johns was re-elected Tuesday in the 135th Assembly District.

135th District

Republican incumbent Mark Johns of Webster, who was first elected to the seat in 2010, was re-elected Tuesday.

He had faced a challenge from Democrat Andrew Gilchrist of Perinton, a newcomer to politics.

The district covers East Rochester, Fairport, Penfield, Perinton and Webster.

136th District

Democrat Jamie Romeo, the former chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee, ran unopposed after winning the September primary.

This seat was long held by Democrat Joe Morelle, who decided this year to run for the 25th Congressional District seat left vacant after the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter in March. He defeated challenger Jim Maxwell, a Republican.

The district covers Irondequoit, Brighton and parts of the city of Rochester.

137th District

Longtime Democratic Assemblyman David Gantt ran unopposed.

The district covers part of the city of Rochester and the town of Gates.

Assemblymember Harry Bronson has released legislation to address challenges in the Rochester School District.
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Democrat Harry Bronson was re-elected in the 138th District.

138th District

Incumbent Democrat Harry Bronson will serve a fifth term after defeating Republican Patsy Iacovangelo, a site foreman for Faber Builders.

The district includes part of the city of Rochester, Chili and Henrietta.