I live near (but don't vote in) this district and got to see the commercials these guys put out against each other on TV.

Barclary was a fairly unappealing candidate. He looked like Bill Gates (only younger and dorkier) and had no presence. I'm not terribly surprised by this result. The "red" parts of NYS have always been sort of purple.

On the bright side, if the Senate flips, NY will be truly a one-party rule state for the first time in my life. It might be fun to see what the state that already has the highest tax burden in the nation thinks of the Democrats after a few years of complete Democrat domination.