Politics & Government

Election '23: Handful Of Votes Separate Harrison Mayoral Candidates

The hard-fought and sometimes bitter campaigning is over, the voters have made their choices and ballots have been tallied.

Election Day 2023 is now in the history books.
Election Day 2023 is now in the history books. (Jeff Edwards/Patch)

HARRISON, NY — The polls have closed and the time for campaigning is done. Here are the latest unofficial results of Election Day 2023, according to the Westchester County Board of Elections.

Here is what voters in Harrison decided:

With all districts reporting, only a handful of votes separate incumbent Harrison Supervisor/Mayor Richard M. Dionisio from challenger Mark S. Jaffe. Dionisio leads Jaffe by just 19 votes, with absentee ballots still outstanding.

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Local Races

Harrison Supervisor/Mayor

Too close to call/remains undecided.

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  • Mark S. Jaffe (D)
  • Richard M. Dionisio (R) *

Harrison - Council/Trustee (Vote for two)

  • Zachary E. Sheinberg (D)
  • Helen Pesce (D)
  • Michael J. DiConstanzo (R) unofficial winner
  • Angela Vaccaro (R) unofficial winner

Harrison Town/Village Clerk

  • Jackie Greer (NPA) * winner/unopposed

Harrison Town Justice (Vote for one)

  • Pasquale Gizzo (R) * winner/unopposed

Village/Town of Harrison Propositions:

  1. Approved "Shall a term limit of five (5) terms, a total of ten (10) years, be implemented for the elected office of the Supervisor/Mayor?"
  2. Approved "Shall a term limit of five (5) terms, a total of twenty (20) years, be implemented for the elected position of Councilperson/Trustee?"

Legend: *=incumbent; D=Democrat; R=Republican; C=Conservative; WF=Working Families; CS=Common SenseVote for one unless otherwise indicated.

State-wide proposals (vote yes or no)

District-wide

Supreme Court Justice 9th Judicial District (vote for four)

  • Francesa Connolly*, D, C, winner
  • Charley Wood*, D, C, winner
  • Rolf Thorsen, D, C, winner
  • Larry Schwartz, D, C, winner
  • John Sarcone III, R
  • Karen Ostberg, R
  • Susan Sullivan-Bisceglia, R
  • John Ciampoli, R

County Court Judge

  • Ann Bianchi, D, WF, winner
  • Stephen Dewey, R

Westchester County Legislator District 6

  • Nancy E. Barr (D) * winner/unopposed

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