2009 Assembly Race
In 2009, Republican Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty challenged State Senator Marcia A. Karrow in the Republican primary for the special election in the 23rd district. Doherty defeated Karrow, thus receiving the Republican nomination in the special election. Doherty’s chief of staff, Edward Smith, ran against Peterson for the Republican nomination to the seat being vacated by Doherty. Peterson won and appeared on the November ballot as the new running mate of incumbent Republican Assemblyman John DiMaio. DiMaio and Peterson won easily in the heavily Republican 23rd district.
Peterson was elected to a full Assembly term beginning January 3, 2010. However, Doherty was sworn in as State Senator on November 23, 2009, necessitating a convention of Republican county committee members to name a successor for the vacancy. Peterson was selected by the county committee members on December 6, 2009 and sworn into office the following day.
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