Gillen Declares Victory Over Santino For Town Supervisor

In a stunning turn of events, Democratic challenger Laura Gillen has declared victory over incumbent Republican Anthony Santino to take the supervisor seat for the Town of Hempstead.

As of midnight, with all of the precincts reporting in, Gillen led Santino 80,214 votes to 77,946 in unofficial results. If the results stand, it would be the first time in history that a Democrat has led the Town of Hempstead.

The town clerk seat also seemed to flip, with Republican incumbent Nasrin Ahmad trailing Democratic challenger Sylvia Cabana 76,643 to 74,331.

Santino took over the position of town supervisor just two years ago, running to replace Kate Murray, who decided to run for Nassau County DA at the time. Before that, Santino spent decades on the Town Board.

Here are the final unofficial results for all of the Town of Hempstead races:

Supervisor

• Anthony Santino (Incumbent) — 77,946
• Laura Gillen — 80,214

Town Clerk

• Nasrin Ahmad (Incumbent) — 74,953
• Sylvia Cabana — 77,373

1st District

• Dorothy Goosby (Incumbent) — 14,224
• Alfred J. Cittadino — 1,380

4th District

• Anthony D'Esposito (Incumbent) — 16,838
• Douglas Mayer — 12,371

6th District

• Dennis Dunne, Sr. (Incumbent) — 18,040
• Sue Moller — 13,260

Photo: Town of Hempstead