Voters throughout Lengthy Island on Tuesday elected trustees, judges and mayors, together with in Greenport Village, the place three newcomers emerged victorious to oust a pair of incumbents.
Kevin Stuessi, an actual property advisor, received a three-way race for mayor, whereas Lily Dougherty-Johnson and Patrick Brennan received seats on the village board of trustees.
Stuessi acquired 299 votes to defeat incumbent Mayor George Hubbard Jr., who was first elected in 2015. Hubbard acquired 101 votes whereas candidate Wealthy Vandenburgh acquired 91.
“I really feel deeply honored that the neighborhood voted for me and with such a large margin,” Stuessi, 49, informed Newsday on Wednesday. “I’ve received lots of work to do and I’m excited to get to work.”
Within the race for 2 trustee positions, Brennan acquired 294 votes and Dougherty-Johnson picked up 290. Incumbent Jack Martilotta, who was additionally first elected in 2015, misplaced his seat on the board with 124 votes. Candidate Monique Gohorel acquired 176 votes. Incumbent Peter Clarke determined to not run for reelection.
Dougherty-Johnson, 42, informed Newsday on Wednesday she was “fortunately shocked” by the outcomes.
“It’s undoubtedly a reduction and pleasure,” she stated.
The election confronted wider scrutiny after seven of the earlier 9 candidates acquired notification from the village in February that they’d not be on the poll as a consequence of a paperwork subject. The controversy was in the end resolved and a state Supreme Courtroom choose allowed the names on the poll.
Dougherty-Johnson stated she felt there was elevated engagement within the village as a consequence of a number of points, equivalent to a proposed moratorium on waterfront industrial property. She additionally stated the current poll controversy resulted in stronger voter turnout.
In a three-way race for 2 Head of the Harbor Village trustee seats within the City of Smithtown, voters returned incumbents Jeffrey Fischer and Daniel White with 186 and 164 votes, respectively. Challenger Lisa Davidson had 141 votes.
Within the Village of Islandia within the City of Islip, incumbents Patricia Peters, Raymond Bush and Victor Montanez III saved their seats in a race for trustee with 264, 269 and 281 votes, respectively.
Leida Morales got here closest among the many challengers, with 201 votes. Daniel Ehrhardt Jr. took 193 votes and Irene Jeanette Reyes trailed with 186.
Justice W. Alexander Melbardis, who ran unopposed, was reelected with 223 votes.
Within the race for Amityville Village justice within the City of Babylon, incumbent Joseph L. Calabrese defeated challenger Peter I. Collorafi by a vote of 565-98 for the remaining two years of the four-year time period of Debra Urbano-DiSalvo, who stepped down final fall.
Residents in a number of Hempstead City villages additionally headed to the polls Tuesday, together with in Bellerose, the place incumbent Kenneth Moore ran unchallenged for mayor and acquired 252 votes. Incumbents Daniel Driscoll and Joseph Juliano had been reelected to their trustee seats. Driscoll received 231 votes, Juliano acquired 211 and challenger John Buechler received 115. Incumbent Brendan Sweeney, who was unopposed for the village justice place, acquired 258 votes.
In a good race for Backyard Metropolis mayor, Mary Carter Flanagan defeated Judy Courtney, 1,351-1,226. Edward T. Finneran was elected trustee with 1,514 votes, together with Michele Harrington with 1,312 votes, and incumbent Bruce J. Chester with 1,215 votes. They defeated opponents Michael J. Sullivan, who received 1,097 votes; Richard A. Williams, who garnered 986 votes; and Mayor Cosmo Veneziale, who acquired 984 votes.
In Hempstead Village, incumbents Jeffery J. Daniels and Noah Burroughs had been reelected trustees with 731 and 695 votes, respectively. Joylette Williams misplaced with 342 votes, together with LaMont E. Johnson, who received 340 votes.
Trustee Timothy Sullivan defeated Deputy Mayor Perry Cuocci as Malverne mayor by a 1,310-687 vote. Scott Edwards was elected as a four-year trustee with 1,259 votes together with incumbent Carl Prizzi with 1,125 votes. Brian Lewis Jr. misplaced with 769 votes. Incumbent Lori Lang, who was not too long ago appointed trustee, ran unopposed to complete out her time period with 1,202 votes. Incumbent James Frankie, who ran unopposed, acquired 1,635 votes to function village justice.
In Stewart Manor, incumbent Peter Healy secured his trustee seat with 197 votes. Challenger William Grogan beat incumbent Mary Carole Schafenberg by 161-128.
In Valley Stream, incumbent Edwin A. Fare received the mayoral seat with 2,337 votes. Challengers Anthony Bonelli and Cristinia Arroyo Rodriguez misplaced with 760 and 372 votes, respectively. Dermond E. Thomas received a trustee seat with 2,495 votes together with Kevin Waszak, who received 2,422 votes. Nicolas Nascimento Nogueria misplaced with 951 votes, as did Amil Verani with 925 votes. Incumbent Melanie A. Jenkins defeated justice opponent Charles A. Lawson with a 2,485-930 vote.
In Roslyn Estates, a part of the City of North Hempstead, voters reelected incumbent Mayor Paul Peters over Todd Teichman, 250-66.
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