another political victory in the Erie County Legislature, which has lately been controlled by a coalition of six Republicans loyal to Collins and three rogue Democrats, including the legislature’s chairwoman, Barbara Miller-Williams. Next week, legislators will vote to adopt one of two competing redistricting plans that reduce the legislature from 15 to 11 seats. Both plans stink: The Republican plan, based on a map presented two weeks ago by Hodgson Russ attorney Adam Perry and presented by Miller-Williams, dilutes city influence, bends reason and rectitude to protect incumbents, and shamelessly divides communities for transparent political considerations. The plan submitted by Democrats this week is not much better—the district it prescribes for Miller-Williams is clearly punitive—especially considering the much more equitable alternatives designed by Democrats on the reapportionment advisorycase, Giambra harbors a grudge against Collins, who has weeded out Giambra’s hires from the county payroll. Giambra claims far too much credit for Mark Grisanti’s upset of the incumbent, Antoine Thompson, in the 60th State Senate District, but he and State Senator George Maziarz—another Republican whose power base is independent of Collins—certainly played a role in that race, and will try to play a role in whatever realignment occurs among local Republicans as a result of Corwin’s loss.

• The only county that Corwin won big was Orleans, which she took by 931 votes. She won in four other counties, too, but by margins of 200-400 votes—not nearly enough to counterbalance Hochul’s wins in Erie (5,479 votes) and Niagara (1,436 votes) counties.

• Who will succeed Hochul as county