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Connections: Winners of Tuesday night's Democratic primary

Tuesday night’s primary marked a new chapter in local politics. Rochester City Councilman Malik Evans won the Democratic primary, essentially making him Rochester’s next mayor. City Council and the County Legislature saw significant shakeups as well.

This hour, we talk to some of Tuesday night’s winners. Our guests:

  • Malik Evans, winner of the Rochester mayoral Democratic primary 
  • William Burgess, winner of the Democratic primary for Monroe County Legislature District 29
  • Mitch Gruber, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
  • Miguel Melendez, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
  • Kim Smith, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
  • Camille Simmons, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City School Board
  • James Patterson, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City School Board

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.