Rep. Peter King, Long Island's only Republican congressman, is seeking his eighth term in the House of Representatives and the political pundits think the outcome of this election should be no different than the other seven. "Incumbent congressmen rarely lose," said Lawrence Levy, executive director of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University. More...

Republican New York State Senator Owen Johnson and Democratic State Assemblyman Robert Sweeney have run without major party opposition in the past. This year, however, both major parties have nominated candidates to run against them. Now, it seems they might be only names filling a slot on the ballot. More...