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Historic Election: Voters In This Capital Region Locale On Cusp Of Picking First Woman Mayor Historic Election: Voters In This Capital Region Locale On Cusp Of Picking First Woman Mayor
Historic Election: Voters In This Capital Region Locale On Cusp Of Picking First Woman Mayor It may be an off-year election, but that doesn’t mean it’s boring. History is being made this Election Day as voters in one major city in the region are set to elect their first woman mayor. In Rensselaer County, the race for Troy mayor sees Republican city council president Carmella Mantello facing off against Democrat Rensselaer County legislative board member Nina Nichols. The winner will take over the position currently held by Democrat Patrick Madden, who is coming off his second four-year term, making him ineligible to run again. Mantello has spent the last eight years on the Troy C…

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by Michael Mashburn