New City Election 2015: Roundup

The upset in Clarkstown topped the news from yesterday’s election.

The town’s longtime supervisor, one of his staunchest allies on the town council, and the controversial highway superintendent lost their bids for re-election. A reform slate (some of whom have also faced allegations of misdoing) was elected.

Clarkstown voters decided to try a ward system, where town council members are elected by geographic district; but, they didn’t want to expand the council.

Rockland Sheriff Louis Falco kept his seat at the head of one of the more politically untouchable departments in the county.

The Rockland Board of Legislators saw a slight power shift, as the GOP added two new members to take the Democrat majority to 10-7.

Among the contested RBL races: Clarkstown’s Chris Carey was re-elected in District 9; in Congers’ District 11, Republican Laurie Santulli won the seat Frank Sparaco had to vacate; and Republican Lon Hofstein won the right to represent New City from District 5. Incumbent Legislators Toney Earl and Aaron Wieder prevailed against challengers supported by East Ramapo parent activists.

With an uncontested mayoral election, Nyack saw a small turnout -- just 1,898 people voted in the trustee election, where Marie Lorenzini and Doug Foster won handily.

In Orangetown, Andy Stewart has another ally on the town board as he starts a new term, Democrat Gerald “Gerry” Bottari. Republican Paul Valentine won re-election.

And in Ramapo, voters elected Samuel Tress, who as The Journal News reported is a felon who lives in New Jersey, to the town council.

Get all the details on the Rockland Board of Elections results page.