Burdick Declares Victory Over Nuculovic In 93rd Assembly District

This article has been updated as of 1:49 p.m.

As the New York Board of Elections continues to update the vote tally on Wednesday, Chris Burdick has a comfortable lead over John Nuculovic in the 93rd Assembly District.

There are 92,755 active registered voters in the district, according to the NY BOE. The tally totals 53,215 votes as of 10:45 a.m.

Still left to be counted are all mailed-in absentee ballots. Under New York law, mailed-in ballots may be received up to seven days after the election — this year, Nov. 10 — as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. Also, a New York voter may vote in person even after casting an absentee ballot. That is another reason why absentee ballots cannot be counted until after all in-person votes are cast.

"The composition of the absentee ballots is strongly Democratic," Burdick said. "We're very confident that my margin of victory will increase."

With 111 of 116 election districts reporting, Burdick held 57 percent of the vote to Nuculovic's 36 percent, the NY BOE reported.

The district covers North Salem, Lewisboro, Bedford, Pound Ridge, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, Harrison, and part of White Plains. Incumbent David Buchwald ran and lost in the Democratic primary for Congressional District 17.

Burdick, 69, is currently Bedford Town Supervisor. Elected to the Bedford Town Board in 2007 and 2011, he has been elected Supervisor four times since 2013. He has a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a JD from Seton Hall Law School.

Also a Bedford resident, Nuculovic ran a very quiet campaign, and canceled the League of Women Voters forum with Burdick as he had canceled two years before, when he ran against Buchwald.

Burdick said his top priority is to do everything to ensure the safety of the residents of the state in the coronavirus pandemic.

"We have a deadly virus that has not been conquered," he said. "Our state through our governor has done a herculean job of containment but we have a long way to go yet."

The first priority of government is the safety of the community, he said. "We have a daunting challenge of confronting the damage that has been done - the lives lost, lives shattered, the economy in recession as a result, jobs that have been lost, businesses that are shuttered and not coming back. My job is to help us get back on our feet."

Election updates continue; check back with Patch.