Town Of Huntington Primary Election Results: Supervisor, Town Council

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, NY — Town of Huntington residents went to the polls on Tuesday, where they decided on primaries for supervisor, town council and superintendent of highways.

Three primary races were held for the supervisor position: Republican, Conservative, and Working Families.

Supervisor Edmund Smyth, the incumbent, was a candidate on two party lines: Republican and Conservative. He is facing two different challengers.

The unofficial election results are in:

Supervisor:

Republican

• Edmund J. Smyth: 3,560 votes (60.92 percent)
• Brooke A. Lupinacci: 2,275 votes (38.93 percent)

Conservative

• Edmund J. Smyth: 274 votes (70.44 percent)
• Dominic Spada: 106 votes (27.25 percent)

Working Families

• Maria Delgado: 95 votes (76.61 percent)
• Cooper Macco: 26 votes (20.97 percent)

Smyth was victorious on both of his primary party lines, defeating Lupinacci in the Republican primary and Spada in the Conservative primary, based on the unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

Smyth, in a statement to Patch, said he feels "vindicated" by the primary win.

"This was a victory over lies and misrepresentations," Smyth said. "I knew I was right on the issues, I knew I would never get outworked on the campaign trail and I know that the residents of Huntington would focus on the issues. So proud that the hyperbole and nonsense doled out during this campaign would easily be dismissed by the voters. They want and deserve better, and they proved that at the ballot box."

Lupinacci, a Huntington town councilwoman, took to Facebook to share a statement on the results, congratulating Smyth on his primary victory.

"I'm proud of the campaign we waged — with hundreds of ordinary citizens from Huntington — concerned with the overdevelopment of our community," Lupinacci wrote. "I was elected to serve the people of Huntington, and I will continue to fight for my constituents."

Smyth was elected Town of Huntington supervisor for a four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022. His term is set to expire at the end of 2025.

Lupinacci currently serves as a Town of Huntington councilwoman. She is not related to former Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci.

Spada is the town’s former maritime director.

Delgado defeated Macco on the Working Families line.

Macco is a lifelong Town of Huntington resident who works as a bankruptcy attorney. Macco is the only listed Democratic Party candidate on the Suffolk County Democrats website.

Residents also voted on primaries for Huntington Town Council and superintendent of highways.

Town Council

Republican: Elect two

• David P. Bennardo: 3,615 votes (31.76 percent)
• Gregory Grizopoulos: 3,349 votes (29.43 percent)
• John Posillico: 2,232 votes (19.61 percent)
• Eugene Cook: 2,177 votes (19.13 percent)

Bennardo is the lone incumbent of the four Republican nominees, with him and Grizopoulos earning the most votes.

Working Families — Elect two

• Erick B. Greene: 91 votes (37.76 percent)
• George B. Bergbuchler: 91 votes (37.76 percent)
• Jen Hebert: 31 votes (12.86 percent)
• Stephen Anastasia: 22 votes (9.13 percent)

Hebert and Anastasia are listed as the two Democratic candidates for Huntington Town Council on the Suffolk County Democrats website.

Superintendent of Highways

Working Families — Elect one

• Chris Haines: 92 votes (76.03 percent)
• Vincent E. Colavita: 26 votes (21.49 percent)

Andre Sorrentino, a Republican, currently serves as the Town of Huntington superintendent of highways. His term is set to expire at the end of 2025.

Haines cruised to victory in the Working Families primary over Colavita, who is also set to run for superintendent of highways as a Democrat.