Al Krupski Emerges Victorious In Southold Town Supervisor Race

NORTH FORK, NY — Al Krupski has emerged victorious in the race for Southold Town supervisor.

According to unofficial results by the Suffolk County Board of Elections, Krupski, a Democrat, took the lead by a wide margin with 5,966 votes, or 71.91 percent of the vote, compared to that of Donald Grim, a Republican, who had 2,323 votes, or 28 percent.

"It will be an honor to serve the wonderful people in the great town of Southold," Krupski told Patch, after his win.

Krupski, a longtime Suffolk County legislator and farmer, will fill the seat long held by Supervisor Scott Russell, who opted not to run again for a new term.

Russell reflected on the results of the race: "Dom Grim should be proud of the race he ran," he said. "He's a genuine individual deeply committed to this community. He ran, despite the odds, because he firmly believes that, for democracy to work, the voters should always have a choice. We should all be grateful to him for that."

Russell added: "With the election of Albert Krupski, the voters have just elected the best supervisor Southold Town has ever had. I have no doubt that Albert is exactly the person we need as we face challenges so new and so daunting that there is no precedent in our history. I look forward to a smooth transition. I only hope I can be as helpful to him in the future as he has been to me for all these years."

In a nail biter race for Southold town board, results were close: Anne Smith, a Democrat, had 4,214 votes, or 26.41 percent of the vote, incumbent and Republican Jill Doherty garnered 4,140 votes, or 25.94 percent; Dem Gwynn Schroeder had 3,970, or 24.88 percent, and GOP candidate Stephen Kiely, 3,631 votes, or 22.75 percent.

In the race for town justice, Democrat and incumbent Dan Ross won with 4,358 votes, or 52.77 percent of the vote, compared to Brian Hughes, a Republican, who garnered 3,900 votes, or 47.23 percent.

In the assessor's race, William Flinter, a Democrat, garnered 4,277 votes or 52.64 percent of the vote, with Republican Michael Goscinski coming in with 3,848 votes, or 47.36 percent.