On September 13, 2012, there was a primary election in the Democratic Party[3] to replace the retiring incumbent Jack McEneny, who had been an assemblyman for 20 years. Fahy received 5,335 votes (36.34%) in a crowded field that included Frank J. Commisso, Jr., Christopher T. Higgins, William J. McCarthy, Jr., Jim Coyne and Margarita Perez, as well as write-in candidates.[4] Ted J. Danz, Jr., however, beat Fahy in the Independence Party primary held the same date, 51 to 46%, with some write-ins.[4] Her opponents were all politically well-connected: Commisso, Jr. was a sitting member of the Albany Common Council; Higgins was a sitting member of the Albany County Legislature; McCarthy was an attorney and scion of a well-known family of the area; Perez was a notable local political activist; businessman Danz had been active in local Republican politics for decades.
In the November 2012 general election, Fahy won with 37,967 votes, or almost 63%, on the Democratic and Working Family party lines, against Danz, who received about 32.5% on the Republican and Independence lines, and the perennial candidate and Tea Party activist Joseph P. Sullivan on the Conservative line, who got about 3.5% of the vote.[5]
^Matthew J. Clyne; Rachel L. Bledi (September 13, 2012). "Official Results from Past Elections". Albany County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
^ abMatthew J. Clyne; Rachel L. Bledi (September 27, 2012). "Official Primary Statistics"(PDF). Albany County Board of Elections. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
^Matthew J. Clyne; Rachel L. Bledi (February 5, 2013). "SUMMARY REPORT OFFICIAL"(PDF). Albany County Board of Elections. Archived from the original(PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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