NEW YORK (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- The Associated Press has reported that State Senator Peter Oberacker has won a third term as the 51st District State Senator. Oberacker is the chair of the state senate's Public Works Committee and vice-chair on four other committees.
Oberacker was endorsed by the New York State Troopers' Police Benevolent Association and the New York State Public Employees Federation, among several other organizations. Several county sheriffs, including Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin, also endorsed him.
The 51st District includes Schoharie, Otsego, and Cortland Counties, and parts of Ulster, Tompkins, Herkimer, Chenango, Cayuga, and Delaware Counties.
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