Town Of Smithtown Primary Election Results: Supervisor, Town Council

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

Republican incumbent Edward Wehrheim faced a primary challenge in the form of Suffolk County Legislator Robert Trotta. Trotta was sworn in as legislator on Jan. 2, 2014. He has been re-elected every two years and started his sixth and final term in January 2024. Because of term limits, this will be his last year as a county legislator.

Wehrheim has served in office since 2018. He is looking for his third four-year term.

Wehrheim edged out Trotta to remain as the slated Republican candidate ahead of this November's general election.

Here are the unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections:

Supervisor

Republican: Elect one

• Edward Wehrheim: 3,728 votes (54.91 percent)
• Robert Trotta: 3,059 votes (45.06 percent)

Trotta addressed the public in a Facebook post, conceding the election to Wehrheim.

"Thank you to everyone who came out and voted," Trotta wrote. "We fell short tonight, and that’s OK. That’s what democracy is all about. I called the supervisor and left a message congratulating him on the win. I haven’t seen my wife and daughter this happy in months — and that alone means the world. It’s time to move forward. To everyone who supported me: thank you from the bottom of my heart. On to the next chapter."

Town Council

For town council, voters were asked to elect two candidates from the Republican Party.

• Thomas J. McCarthy: 3,848 votes (28.96 percent)
• Lynne C. Nowick: 3,839 votes (28.89 percent)
• Robert Semprini: 2,826 votes (21.27 percent)
• Joann Tierney-Varello: 2,767 votes (20.82 percent)

McCarthy and Nowick received the two highest vote percentages. Both are incumbents.

The Suffolk County Democrats website lists Jesse L. Phillips and Michael Catalanotto as its two candidates for Smithtown Town Council this fall.