Pelham Town Board Race Still Too Close To Call

PELHAM, NY — With all districts reporting Wednesday, Pelham Town Board member Raffella Szymanski is holding onto her seat with a narrow lead over her running mate.

"It has been a roller coaster since last night," Szymanski told Patch. "I thank everyone for their support. This is our democracy at work and I will abide by the results once totally completed."

The four-way race for two seats on the board resulted in one clear winner a couple hours after polls closed Tuesday. Kara McLoughlin had a substantial lead over her three rivals, and as of Wednesday morning, she had 1,707 votes, 32 percent of the total.

At first slightly behind, Szymanski pulled into second place with results reported from all districts. Wednesday morning, the BOE reported 1,292 votes for Szymanski, 24 percent of the total. Also running on the Republican and Common Sense lines, Tade Reen had 1,226 votes, 23 percent of the total.

Solange Hansen, running with McLoughlin on the Democratic and 10803 Together lines, was barely behind with 1,075 votes, 20 percent of the total.

Absentee ballots remain. The Board of Elections is required to check the poll book before canvassing any absentee ballot. If the voter comes to the poll site, on Election Day or during early voting and votes in person, the absentee ballot is set aside and not counted.

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