Voters Elect Testa over Kane for County Legislator in District 1

In the County Legislator race for District 1, incumbent John Testa garnered about twice as many votes as democratic challenger Michael Kane, according to the unofficial Westchester County Board of Elections results announced last night. (Details at the end of this article).

District 1 covers Yorktown, Peekskill and Cortlandt, including Buchanan. 

Testa is a Peekskill High School Technology teacher and lifelong Peekskill resident. He served as Peekskill's Mayor from 2003 until 2007, when he did not run for re-election. He was elected to the County Board of Legisltors in 2009 and has served one term in that position. 

"I feel good," Testa said at the GOP headquarters at in Yorktown after the final numbers showed his win. "I appreciate the support and confidence the district has given me. I look forward to working on cutting back taxes and reducing the size of county government."

This will be his second two-year term in the position, which pays $49,200.

Kane is a network technical specialist at AT&T and is a shop steward for the Communications Workers of America (CWA) 1150. Kane ran unsuccessfully against Testa for mayor of Peekskill in 2003.

County Legislator Race Results:

• John Testa (R, C, IN), District 1, incumbent: 4,521
•  (D, WF), District 1: 2,739

Yorktown Patch editor Plamena Pesheva contributed to this report.