Cortlandt, Peekskill Election Results 2016: Library Support; State Senate, Assembly; DA

CORTLANDT, NY — Registered voters in Peekskill and Cortlandt chose candidates for president and vice president, United States senator, state Supreme Court Justices and representatives to U.S. Congress, state Senate and state Assembly, and Peekskill voted on support for its library.

Anthony Scarpino handily defeated Bruce Bendish in the election for Westchester County District Attorney. With 99 percent of election districts reporting as of 1:31 a.m., Scarpino had received 239,342 votes and Bendish had received 104,912 votes. Results are unofficial until verified.

With 130 of 135 election districts counted in Assembly District 95, incumbent Sandra Galef had 31,860 votes and challenger Gregory Purdy had 14,911 votes as of 11:46 p.m., according to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections.

With 12 of 22 districts reporting as of 11:23 p.m., Peekskill's proposition to increase financial support for the Field Library shows these unofficial results, according to the Westchester County Board of Elections:

• Yes: 1,538
• No: 923

With 3 of 8 districts reporting in Croton-on-Hudson, Brian Pugh has 848 votes, Ann Gallelli has 592 votes, Mark Aarons has 341 votes and Daniel McNatty has 248 votes, as of 11:58 a.m., according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is the projected winner in his re-election campaign, with 77 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections at 9:45 p.m.

The key to party affiliations: D = Democratic, R = Republican, C = Conservative, WF = Working Families, G = Green, IND = Independence, LBT = Libertarian, WEP = Women’s Equality Party and REF = Reform.

Here are the candidates on the local ballot:

For President of the United States

The candidates for president and vice president are Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, Libertarians Gary Johnson and Bill Weld and Green Party Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka.

For U.S. Senate

New York’s senior Senator Chuck Schumer (D) faces three challengers: Wendy Long (R), Alex Merced (L), and Robin Laverne Wilson (G).

For United States Congress

In District 17, which covers Rockland County and central and northwestern Westchester County, incumbent Nita Lowey is unopposed.

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For New York State Senate

State Senate District 40 includes parts of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties, including Cortlandt, as well as Beekman, Carmel, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Salem, Patterson, Pawling, Pound Ridge, Somers, Southeast, Yorktown; and the city of Peekskill.

First-term incumbent Terrence Murphy (R-C-IND-REF) is seeking re-election. He is challenged by Alison Boak (D-WF). The two have run a contentious campaign.

For New York State Assembly

In Assembly District 95, which includes Ossining, Cortlandt and Peekskill in Westchester and the towns of Philipstown and Kent in Putnam County, Democrat and longtime incumbent Sandy Galef is challenged by Republican Greg Purdy.

Westchester County District Attorney

Democrat Anthony Scarpino and Republican Bruce Bendish are vying to replace interim Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty. He has been holding the job vacated by Janet DiFiore when she was appointed to the New York Court of Appeals by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District

Three people are running unopposed for three seats: Linda Jamieson, (D-R-WF-IND), Janet Malone (D-R-WF-IND), and Thomas E. Walsh II (D-R-WF-IND).

Croton-on-Hudson Village Board

In Croton-on-Hudson, the Croton United party is again challenging the Democratic incumbents. Incumbent Democrats Ann Gallelli and Brian Pugh face challengers Mark Aarons and Dan McNatty. The race has been contentious, with complaints filed by Pugh and Aarons against each other with the Westchester Fair Campaign Practices Committee.

Peekskill Library Proposition

Peekskill Proposition 1: To increase the city's annual contribution to the Field Library by $105,000, to $938,000.

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