Yorktown, Somers 2016 Election Results

YORKTOWN, NY — With 320 of 330 districts counted, as of 12:10 a.m. incumbent Terrence Murphy had 73,306 votes, while challenger Alison Boak had 51,755 votes, according to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections.

Anthony Scarpino handily defeated Bruce Bendish in the election for Westchester County District Attorney. With 99 percent of election districts reporting as of 1:31 a.m., Scarpino had received 239,342 votes and Bendish had received 104,912 votes. Results are unofficial until verified.

With 126 of 187 election districts reporting in State Assembly District 94, Republican Kevin Byrne has 19,506 votes, while Brian Higbie trails with 10,039 votes.

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, registered voters selected candidates for president and vice president, United States senator, state Supreme Court Justices and representatives to U.S. Congress, state Senate and state Assembly. In some communities, voters selected local elected officials and deciding propositions.

Polls have closed in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester counties.

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The key to party affiliation is as follows: D = Democratic, R = Republican, C = Conservative, WF = Working Families, G = Green, IND = Independence, LBT = Libertarian, WEP = Women’s Equality Party and REF = Reform.

What's my district? — State Senate and Assembly districts in the Hudson Valley cover multiple communities, and sometimes more than one county. Plus, a community is often represented by more than one senator or Assembly member.

If you need to figure out which district you live in and who your current Assembly and Senate representatives are, you can plug your address into this helpful online tool CQ put together by the Board of Elections. And if you need to find out where you go to vote, you can input your address online here.

You can check sample ballots from your county’s board of elections to learn about all the races by clicking on the links below:

• Dutchess County
• Orange County
• Ulster County
• Rockland County
• Putnam County
• Westchester County (this link will let you “build” your ballot once you provide your address)

A list of candidates can also be found on Ballotpedia, which has compiled the candidates running in New York's State Assembly races and in its State Senate races.

Who are the candidates?

For president of the United States:

The candidates for president and vice president are Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, Libertarians Gary Johnson and Bill Weld and Green Party Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka.

For United States Senate:

New York’s senior Senator Chuck Schumer (D) faces three challengers: Wendy Long (R), Alex Merced (L), and Robin Laverne Wilson (G).

For United States House of Representatives:

In District 17, which covers Rockland County and central and northern Westchester County, incumbent Nita Lowey is unopposed.

District 18 includes all of Orange and Putnam counties; southwestern Dutchess including East Fishkill, Fishkill, Wappinger, Poughkeepsie town and city, and Beacon; and in in Westchester, Somers, Pound Ridge, Bedford, North Salem, Lewisboro and part of North Salem. Incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney (D) is seeking a third term. He faces Republican Phil Oliva, a top advisor to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino who beat out five others for the Republican line, and Independent Scott Smith in the general election.

For New York State Senate:

State Senate District 40 includes parts of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties, including the towns of Beekman, Carmel, Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Salem, Patterson, Pawling, Pound Ridge, Somers, Southeast, Yorktown; and the city of Peekskill. First-term incumbent Terrence Murphy (R-C-IND-REF) is seeking re-election. He is challenged by Alison Boak (D-WF). The two have run a contentious campaign.

For New York State Assembly:

NY Assembly District 94 includes part of northern Westchester, including Yorktown and Somers, and part of Putnam, including Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley and Southeast. With Steve Katz not seeking re-election, there were several people interested in running for the seat. Kevin Byrne, a former aide to former Congresswoman Nan Hayworth, won the Republican primary and faces off against Democrat Brian M. Higbie.

What else is on the ballot?

Westchester County District Attorney

Democrat Anthony Scarpino and Republican Bruce Bendish are vying to replace interim Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty. He has been holding the job vacated by Janet DiFiore when she was appointed to the New York Court of Appeals by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

• Bruce Bendish, R-REF
• Anthony Scarpino, D-C-WEP

Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District

The election for seats on the Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District is uncontested. Voters are asked to pick three, and three are running:

• Linda Jamieson, D-R-WF-IND
• Janet Malone, D-R-WF-IND
• Thomas E. Walsh II, D-R-WF-IND

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