N.Y. Democrat Schneiderman Elected Attorney General
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New York Democratic state Senator Eric Schneiderman won election as attorney general yesterday, defeating Republican Dan Donovan with support from a coalition of women’s groups, unions and liberal activists.
Schneiderman, a Harvard Law School graduate whose Senate district includes upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, was leading Donovan, the Staten Island district attorney, by 56 percent to 43 percent with 88 percent of the precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press.