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leL~rU VI FINu "1M L t:R UHALAN JV"lJ Lrl Klein Devastated in-Primarie as Suffolk County Execu- received 39,765 votes, while winner. " Klein later told 10:45 PM, announced that Suffolk County." Putting tive John Klein suffered a Klein trailed with 18,278. reporters that he would not Klein had conceded, and his own political career on devastating defeat last night Matthews, with 85 percent seek re-election on an proclaimed, "Our victory the line, Cohalan charged in his bid for re-election, of the votes in, led Klein independent ticket. tonight marks the beginning Klein with responsibility for losing both the Republican 1,524-1,230, scoring an Meanwhile, at Cohalan's of a new era in Suffolk corruption and scandal in and Conservative primaries. unanticipated upset. Patchogue headquarters, a County." county government. The landslide victory of The county executive's jubilant crowd of more than Cohalan, in his own Cohalan blamed his Islip Town Supervisor Peter concession came at 10:10 500 supporters were words, successfully "tapped o p p o n e n t w i t h Cohalan in the GOP race, PM at his Smithtown shouting, "We're number a vein - of anti-Klein mismanagement of the combined with the unex- campaign headquarters, one!" Cohalan arrived at sentiment among voters in (Continued on page 7) pected triumph of Conser- where about 100 -vative Party opponent despondent supporters had William Matthews, may gathered. "Ladies and spell the end of Klein's gentlemen," Klein began, 21-year political career. "as all of you have seen, the With 85 percent of the handwriting is on the vote tallied, Cohalan wall...Cohalan is the High Poll Turnout Gave Cohalan Edge By JACK MILLROD Patchogue - It was fitting that Peter Cohalan proclaimed victory last night in a shopping plaza, for it was in shopping plazas all over Suffolk County that the Islip town- supervisor won his battle for the Republican THE WINNER: Peter Cohalan addresses the piss on his primary victory last night.
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