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Dear spent more funds, lost primary to Weiner

By Michelle Han

Weiner won the Democratic primary Sept. 12 with 73 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. The first-term incumbent is virtually assured of re-election in November in the heavily Democratic district.

It is not clear whether Dear will continue to campaign at all, although his name still will appear on the ballot as a Republican in the general election. The district includes Forest Hills, Glendale and Rego Park, the Rockaways, and parts of Brooklyn down to Sheepshead Bay.

With $879,229 in his campaign war chest as of Aug. 24, Weiner reported spending $338,759, according to the Federal Election Commission. Dear reported spending nearly three times that amount