Hayworth Declares Victory in Republican Primary for 19th Congressional District

In front of an enthusiastic crowd of family, friends and other supporters, Mount Kisco ophamalogist Nan Hayworth declared victory over Southeast resident Neil Di Carlo in the Republican primary for her Congressional bid.

Hayworth had about a 2-1 lead over DiCarlo.

She claimed victory shortly after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night at a rally at the Carmel VFW hall.

"We are ready to have a change in leadership, in this district, in Washington and across the country, and we will do it together," she said, triumphant with the results. Her speech was interspered with chants from supporters of "Go, Nan, Go!"

Hayworth is looking ahead, and said that she plans to meet with Congressional Republicans tomorrow in Washington, D.C. As her rally winded down, her message to supporters was to get sleep, noting what's to come.

"Please get some rest. Get a lot of food, because we've got a big job ahead of us."

Bedford GOP Chairman Don Scott said that Hayworth was a smart choice.

"She's not a politician and she's in this race for all the right reasons. I think she has a great chance against John Hall—her ideas about government taxing too much, borrowing too much and spending too much resonate with voters," he said.

Results from shortly after midnight, Wednesday, show that Hayworth leads in Westchester County with 68 percent of the vote to 32 percent for Di Carlo, and 86 percent of the election districts in, according to unofficial numbers from the county's Board of Elections website.

Numbers from the county boards in other parts of the Congressional district show similar leading margins. Unofficial numbers in Putnam County show that she has won the county, 63.6 percent to 36.2 percent, with all districts in. She has also won in Dutchess County, with unofficial votes showing a lead of 73.5 percent of the vote to 26.4 percent, with all districts in. In Orange the numbers are roughly 74.2 percent to about 25.7 percent, with 61 percent of districts in. Results for Rockland County show Hayworth leading with roughly 60 percent to 34 percent, with 72.22 percent of districts in.

We'll update the story with reactions from Di Carlo's campaign, and reactions from from Congressman John Hall's campaign.