Election Hub 2013: Unofficial Results

Unofficial results as of Wednesday, 9:20 a.m. from the Westchester County Board of Elections are as follows (and do not include write-in candidates):

County Legislator 

District 9

• Catherine Borgia (D, W, I) - 4,896 votes - 58%
• Peter Tripodi (R, C) - 3,498 votes - 42%

Town of Cortlandt

[32 Districts out of   37 Reporting (86)%]

Town Supervisor:

• Linda Puglisi (D, W, I) - 5,957 votes - 100%

• Jo Ann Dyckman (D, W, I) - 5,113 votes - 100%

Town Council (vote for two)

• Seth Freach (D) - 3,029 votes - 21%
• Debra Costello (D) - 3,567 votes - 25%
• John Lentini (R, C) - 2,544 votes - 18%
• T. M. Knickerbocker (R, C, I) - 2,963 votes - 21%
• Domenic Volpe (W, I) - 1,561 votes - 11%
• Brian Pugh (W) - 446 votes - 3%

• Mary Breining (D, W, I) - 5,676 votes - 100%

 Town Justice 

• Shari Gordon (D, W) - 3,435 votes - 47%
• Gerry Klein (R, C, I, G) - 3,881 votes - 53%

Village of Croton-on-Hudson

• Leo Wiegman (D) - 1,128 votes - 100%

• Andrew Levitt (D) - 1,004 votes - 50%
• Casey Raskob (D) - 1,018 votes - 50%

Town of Ossining

[24 Districts out of   30 Reporting (80)%]

Supervisor

• Susanne Donnelly (D, W, I) - 3,413 votes - 100%

• Kim Jeffrey (D, W) - 3,215 votes - 48%
• Northern Wilcher (D, I) - 2,981 votes - 45%
• Glenn Oldhoff, Jr. (W, I) - 471 votes - 7%

• Gloria Fried (D, C, W, I) - 3,973 votes - 100%

• Michael G. O'Connor (D, C, W, I) - 918 votes - 73%
• Gerald Lent (R) - 345 votes - 27%

• Nancy Quinn Koba (D, W, I) - 3,550 votes - 100%

Village of Ossining

• Robert Daraio (D, W, I) - 1,494 votes - 49%
• Manuel Quezada (D, W, I) -  1,575 votes - 51%

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Supporters of Don DeBar's last-minute write-in campaign for Ossining Town Supervisor say they see encouraging numbers coming out of the polls. Read more from his camp here.

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In the gymnasium of Ossining's Community Center, poll workers for the four districts who vote there said turnout had been good so far. 

District 8 counted 167 voters thus far by 2:30 p.m. Workers noted no issues with the scanning machines or the glitches with the process but they did say voters are taking more time on a ballot that requires some heavy reading. 

With six ballot initiatives and a long roster of candidates, poll worker Diane Lorenz called it "tedious." 

"Too much reading," agreed fellow poll worker Arlean Bunch. Beside requiring a slightly longer time commitment from voters, she said there's been "no issues."

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After voting Tuesday morning at the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo talked with reporters for an election-day press conference.

The governor acknowledged that he voted for the Democratic candidate, challenger Noam Bramson, for Westchester County Executive. Find out what else he thinks about state initiatives such as casinos and other issues here.

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The County Executive candidates have cast their votes and brought family members along. 

In incumbent Rob Astorino's case, he brought his son Sean along to his polling site in Hawthorne this morning. 

Noam Bramson went with his wife Catie Stern and his two sons, Jeremy and Owen, to New Rochelle's Barnard Elementary School.

Do you bring your kids along for the ride and use it as a teaching moment, explaining what you're up to?

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Before you go to the polls: here's the primer for all you need to know. Where to vote, when, who's running, and what are the issues on the ballot are all there in our comprehensive guide.

What races are you watching? What issues have you talking? Weigh in below.

While the Astorino vs. Bramson race for County Executive might have the most attention, locally there's heat between District 9 Legislative candidates Catherine Borgia and Peter Tripodi. 

District 9

Peter Tripodi, The Ossining Town Councilman, a Republican, hopes to unseat Catherine Borgia (D), who has served two terms and is running for a third for the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

District 9 includes all or parts of Ossining, Croton-on-Hudson, Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt and Peekskill.

Tripodi: "We need less party politics and a more results-driven government.  As the only elected Republican on the five-member Ossining Town Board I have participated in bi-partisan government.  I know the meaning of consensus-building, spirited and healthy debate, as well as meaningful solutions to get things done.”

What’s Tripodi up to in the final stretch?

The councilman is starting his day super-early by casting his vote at the Operations Center in Ossining around 6:30 a.m., he said. On Monday, he joined the rally to save the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club and spent the rest of the day in Croton. He said he'll follow the results on Tuesday night at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains.

Borgia: "Tough times provide the opportunity to show our strength, our courage, and our willingness to work together. Now more than ever, Westchester residents need leaders who are skilled at consensus building and creative problem solving, and have a willingness to look beyond the solutions of the past. I am running to serve the residents of District 9 in that capacity." 

What’s Borgia up to in the final stretch?

Borgia spent Monday morning at the Ossining train station with a bunch if volunteers and spent the day canvassing. Monday night, the Ossining Rotary had their scholarship fundraiser at Shattemuc, “so I will be working that,” she said. Today, she’s off to music breakfast places in Cortlandt with her Cortlandt running mates, cooking chili for Election Day volunteers' lunch, then handwriting thank you notes. “I'll make get out the vote phone calls in the evening, then go to Dem HQ in Peekskill, Croton and finally the Ossining Dem's party at the Portuguese Club in Ossining. I'll vote with my husband when he gets home from work around 7 p.m. at Claremont School.”

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In the Town of Cortlandt, 

Linda Puglisi gears up for another term – she’s already served 22 years! – as Town of Cortlandt supervisor. Hear more from her in a recent Q&A here.

• Debra Carter Costello (D) of Verplanck
  
• Seth Freach (D) of Croton-on-Hudson
  
• Theresa Knickerbocker (R, C, I) of Buchanan
  
• Domenic Volpe (I, W) of Cortlandt Manor
  
• John Lentini (R, C) of Cortlandt Manor
  
• Brian Pugh (W) of Croton-on-Hudson
  

And one Town Justice: 

• Shari Gordon (D, W, I) of Croton-on-Hudson
  
• Gerry Klein (R, C, Green)of Croton-on-Hudson

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In the Town of Ossining, 

Susanne Donnelly says it will be business as usual despite her sudden competition from talk of a write-in campaign from Don DeBar.

Voters will choose two of three vying for town board:

• Kim Jeffrey (D, WF)
• Northern Wilcher (D, I) incumbent
• Glenn Oldhoff (I, WF) incumbent

And one highway superintendent:

• Gerry Lent
• Michael O’Connor

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Check back here for continuing coverage today and into the night as results roll in. 

Out and about? Share election day pictures of signs around town, candidates pressing the flesh, and folks at the polls in our  photo gallery here.