Criminal law concept.Countywide general election returns saw Democrats elected as new top prosecutors in New York's capital jurisdiction and the Buffalo area, among other results.

Prominent upstate criminal defense lawyer Lee C. Kindlon, a Democrat, declared victory in the Albany County district attorney race, as he ousted a 20-year incumbent, and in westernmost Erie County, acting District Attorney Michael Keane, another Democrat, declared victory over Republican James Gardner.

In central New York, incumbent Cortland County District Attorney Patrick Perfetti, a Republican, held a commanding 11,441 to 9,198 vote advantage over Democratic Elizabeth McGrath, setting up Perfetti for a third, four-year term.