In a rematch four years later, McCarthy upped his lead to 730 over Hull. McCarthy is a veteran of close elections: in 2011 he was elected to his first term, defeating former Union College President Roger Hull by a mere 89 votes.
Three-term Democrat Mayor Gary McCarthy faces Republican Matt Nelligan and Working Families Party candidate Ed Varno. The mayoral election in Schenectady Tuesday offers voters a stark choice.
