ALBANY The state Board of Elections invalidated the Libertarian Party nominating petition of Gia M. Arnold Friday, ending her campaign for 62nd District state senator.

Arnold, now of Lockport, lost the Republican primary to North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt, 5,645 to 1,589, but had hoped to survive through the general election by filing independent petitions for the Libertarian line. However, Ortts campaign filed 60 different objections to the legality of the signatures, and they left Arnold with not enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Ortt will face Democrat Johnny G. Destino of Niagara Falls in the race for the Senate seat being vacated by George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane. However, Paul Brown of North Tonawanda, business manager for Local 9 of the Plasterers Union, won a write-in primary for the Working Families Party line over Destino, 59-37, so there will be three candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot after all.

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State board boots Arnold off Libertarian line for State Senate