ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən stˈeɪt ɐsˈɛmblɪmən tˈoʊni stɹˈɪklənd baɪ ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vˈoʊts.
In the general election, he defeated Republican State Assemblyman Tony Strickland by over 870,000 votes.