Q: What were the actual votes for each of the candidates in the special election for New York’s 26th Congressional District seat where Democrat Kathy Hochul received a 47 percent plurality?
—Abigail Kamelhair, Roswell
A: Here is a breakdown of the votes cast in the May 24 election, according to figures from the New York State Board of Elections:
Kathy Hochul (Democratic candidate): 52,713
Jane Corwin (Republican candidate): 47,187
Jack Davis (Tea Party candidate): 10,029
Ian Murphy (Green Party candidate): 1,177
The candidates were seeking to fill the seat vacated by Republican Rep. Chris Lee, who resigned in February after shirtless photos surfaced online that he sent to a woman he met on Craigslist. Erie (N.Y.) County Clerk Hochul edged out Corwin, a Republican state assemblywoman, in race in the heavily conservative district.
Q: Is it true that the person who accused Michael Jackson of molesting his son committed suicide?
—S. Powell, Lawrenceville
A: Evan Chandler died in November 2009 in his New Jersey home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, multiple publications reported, citing local authorities. Chandler had accused Jackson of molesting his then 13-year-old son, Jordy, in 1993. The case was settled for about $20 million.
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