Democratic Primary Results in Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, NY — There were two Democratic primaries in Mount Vernon Tuesday — one for City Court Judge and one for Democratic Committee.

In the judge's race, Nichelle A. Johnson out-polled Tamika A. Coverdale, winning 71 percent of the vote. The unofficial tally from the Westchester Board of Elections is Johnson, 2993 votes to Coverdale, 1,235 votes.

In addition, Democratic voters could pick two new county committee members. Only 99 votes were cast. Walidah E. Duprey picked up 31 votes, for 31 percent of the total, and John M. DiGiovanni picked up 29 votes, for 29 percent of the total, which outpaced Roberta L. Apuzzo at 24 and Michael Justino at 15.

State offices

Voting results from the New York State Board of Elections are also unofficial.

As of 12:43 a.m.:
Jamaal T. Bailey took 55 percent of the vote in the Democratic Primary to see who would run for the 36th State Senate District seat left by retired legislator Ruth Hassell-Thompson of Mount Vernon.

None of the candidates in the primary were from Westchester. In November, Bailey will face Robert Diamond, who is unopposed in the New York State Senate District 36 Conservative primary. Bailey is also running on the Working Families Party ticket.

• Jamaal T. Bailey...8,292
• Que English...1,132
• Pamela A. Hamilton-Johnson...2,092
• Edward A. Mulraine...2,385
• Alvin Ponder...888

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