Republican challenger Steve Chan was poised to unseat Democratic incumbent Iwen Chu in state Senate District 17 on Tuesday night, earning 28,501 votes to Chu’s 22,919 with 94% of the vote counted as of just before 11 p.m.
A retired U.S. Marine and New York City Police Department Sergeant, Chan moved to Bay Ridge from Hong Kong with his family at age 11, and has lived in Bensonhurst since 1992.
