Ossining Republicans were unable to take control of the town, despite a last-minute promise to drop the townwide property revaluation project, as the Democratic slate swept into office.
Just upriver, the Croton United party ousted the Democrats.
Peekskill’s voters seemed to favor the status quo, keeping Republican Frank Catalina on as mayor while making sure there were Democrats to offset him on the City Council.
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Yorktown voters also seemed to like the status quo with one personal exception. They re-elected GOP Supervisor Michael Grace. They kept a divided town board. But they brought on a new Democrat, Ilan Gilbert. Councilwoman Susan Siegel, a longtime town politician, came in last in the field of four.
In New Castle, a close race for two town board seats came down to the Democrats. With all districts counted, Jeremy Saland and Hala Makowska polled 28 and 26 percent of the vote respectively, though Eileen Gallagher was only 72 votes behind Makowska, according to the Westchester Board of Elections.
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Incumbent Supervisor Ron Greenstein, a Republican, took 54 percent of the vote in his bid for a second term.
The Westchester Board of Legislators had only nine contested races, and only two without an incumbent. Inn those two, Democrat Karen Schleimer lost to Republican Francis Corcoran in District 2 despite being endorsed by the former seatholder, Democrat Peter Harckham. And in District 3, Republican Margaret Cunzio defeated Democrat John Diaconis.
Get all the numbers on the Westchester Board of Elections website.
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