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Six Senate Incumbents Upset By Democratic Primary Challengers Six Senate Incumbents Upset By Democratic Primary Challengers
Six Senate Incumbents Upset By Democratic Primary Challengers This story has been updated. At least six state Senate Democrats who aligned themselves with Republicans in recent years were upset in Thursday's primary elections, including one who represented southern Westchester and the Bronx. Alessandra Biaggi, a lawyer who worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Hillary Clinton, upset incumbent state Sen. Jeff Klein in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary for the 34th District, which includes parts of Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. Klein is the former leader of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), which caucused with Republicans in the state Sen…