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Paul Battisti and Debra Gelson aim to replace Steve Cornwell, who's leaving office to run for Congress.

Battisti finished with 173 more votes than his opponent, Chief Assistant District Attorney Mike Korchak.

Last month's unofficial primary results had Paul Battisti leading Mike Korchak by 137 votes.

Unofficial results show Battisti up by 137 votes

One of the Republican candidates from Broome County District Attorney says he wants the office to focus more on elder abuse.

Last week, a story broke that 52nd District State Senator Fred Akshar had an intimate relationship with the mother of a murder victim. It’s a case Akshar supervised while with the Broome County Sheriff’s office. This week, the story hasn’t gone away. It’s become part of the Broome County District Attorney race.