Bramson Apparent Winner Of New Rochelle Mayoral Race

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Incumbent Democrat Noam Bramson is the apparent winner of the mayoral race Tuesday. He was challenged by Republican Brendan M. Conroy for the job.

With 92 percent of the districts reporting, Bramson received 62 percent of the votes, with Conroy receiving 38 percent.

Conroy, 46, is a realtor with 20 years experience in the business. He has a wife and three sons.

Bramson, 49, has been New Rochelle's mayor since 2006 and was previously on the city council from 1996 to 2005. He's married with two sons.

Both candidates said development in the downtown area was the most pressing issue for the city.

Conroy said the development needs to be controlled and the lack of oversight needs to be openly addressed, including cost of infrastructure, number of students added to schools and ensuring emergency services are adequate.

Bramson said the development in the downtown will make the city center more culturally and economically vibrant, with taxpayers coming out ahead by tens of millions of dollars because of revenue exceeding additional service and capital costs.

Besides the race for mayor, voters in New Rochelle had to decide two races for council members. In District 1, incumbent Republican Louis J. Trangucci was defeated by challenger Martha Lopez, a Democrat, according to unofficial results. With 100 percent of the districts reporting, Lopez garnered 66 percent of the vote to Trangucci's 34 percent.

In District 5, voters chose Democrat Sara Kaye over Republican Sarah M. Langlois, according to unofficial results. With 100 percent of the districts reporting, Kaye got 64 percent to Langlois' 36 percent.

The uncontested council races were as follows:

New Rochelle Council District 2

• Albert A. Tarantino Jr, R, C, I (Incumbent)

New Rochelle Council District 3

• Yadira Ramos-Herbert, D, WF

New Rochelle Council District 4

• Ivar Hyden, D, WF (Incumbent)

New Rochelle Council District 6

• Elizabeth M. Fried, D, WF (Incumbent)

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