Final Update: 1,022 Votes Cast in 2011 Village Election

Miriam Levitt-Flisser has been elected to her first term as Scarsdale's new mayor.

At approximately 10 p.m. last evening, Scarsdale Forum President Bruce Wells announced Levitt-Flisser's victory at a post-election reception at the Scarsdale Woman's Club. 

Along with the mayoral position, three trustee positions were filled: Stacey Brodsky and Bob Harrison were elected to their first terms on the Village Board, and Robert Steves, a one-term Village Board trustee, was elected to his second term.

After counting write-in votes, machine votes and absentee ballots, Village Clerk Donna Conkling shared the official tallies from Tuesday's election:

Mayor: 

Miriam Levitt-Flisser - 798

Sharon Lindsay - 136 write-in votes

Village Trustee:

Robert Steves - 836

Stacey Brodsky - 855

Bob Harrison - 682

Robert Selvaggio - 139 write-in votes

Due to a surprise write-in candidacy, this year's Village Election yielded a record 1,022 votes. In 2010, only 184 votes were counted. 

Sharon Lindsay, an attorney and former Village Trustee, was the write-in candidate for mayor. Robert Selvaggio, a partner at Rutter Associates, challenged Harrison's seat as Village Trustee. 

Every year, the Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC), an organization comprised of 30 voting members and four non-voting members, elects one candidate for each Village office. According to Village Historian Eric Rothschild, elections are usually uncontested. 

Although polls closed at 9 p.m., write-in and absentee votes are still being counted. Wells noted that official election results might not be tabulated until Wednesday afternoon. 

Wells did, however, note that the evening's results would remain victorious for the leading candidates.

"I think mathematically, if you have received more than half the counted votes, then you win," said Wells. "I say we should cut the cake and celebrate."