Troy mayoral candidate loses Libertarian line – Times Union

From left, Rodney Wiltshire, Tom Reale and Troy Mayor Patrick Madden participate in a debate held at the Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

From left, Rodney Wiltshire, Tom Reale and Troy Mayor Patrick Madden participate in a debate held at the Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union

From left, Rodney Wiltshire, Tom Reale and Troy Mayor Patrick Madden participate in a debate held at the Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

From left, Rodney Wiltshire, Tom Reale and Troy Mayor Patrick Madden participate in a debate held at the Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

Troy mayoral candidate loses Libertarian line

TROY Mayoral candidate Rodney G. Wiltshire Jr. lost the Libertarian slot on the November ballot when paperwork accepting the new partys nomination was not submitted, Democratic and Republican Rensselaer County Board of Elections commissioners said Wednesday.

All three mayoral candidates' names will now each appear twice on the Nov. 5 ballot as they go head-to-head in the election.

The paperwork was not filed, Republican Elections Commissioner Jason Schofield said. Democratic Elections Commissioner Edward McDonough confirmed it.

Wiltshire, an enrolled Democrat, will appear on the Green and Independence lines. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Madden is the Democratic and Working Families candidate. Thomas A. Reale will be on the Republican and Conservative lines.

The citys Democrats enjoy a nearly a three-to-one enrollment edge over the Republicans, giving Madden a significant head start as the party candidate. Republican candidates have generally attempted to collect as many minor party lines as possible to try and offset the Democrats majority.

This will be the second time that Madden runs in a three-way race for mayor. In the 2015 contest, the now incumbent mayor ran successfully on the Democratic line against Wiltshire, who was then the City Council president, and former Republican Councilman Jim Gordon.

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