After the absentee ballots were counted, Patrick Perfetti's margin of victory widened to 231 votes.

Patrick Perfetti replaces Mark Suben, who was first elected to the position in 2008.

"Of the two candidates running for the Cortland County DA position, there is only one logical choice — Patrick Perfetti."

Cortland County District Attorney Mark Suben has offered Daniel Haynes an indeterminate sentence of 10 to 20 years in state prison.