Yorktown-Somers Election Results 2016: the Winners Are Revealed

YORKTOWN, NY — Here are the final, unofficial totals in the Nov. 8 election.

County presidential totals:

In Westchester County, almost two-thirds of voters cast their ballots for the Clinton/Kaine Democratic ticket, according to unofficial results. They received 245,670 votes—or 65 percent of the total. President-elect Trump and his running mate Mike Pence garnered 121,643 votes—or 32 percent. The Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld only received 7,185 votes—2 percent. The Green Party’s Jill Stein got 4,008, or 1 percent. Write-in votes were not reported.

For United States Senate:

• Chuck Schumer (D) 4,790,526
• Wendy Long (R) 1,865,523
• Alex Merced (L) 43,900
• Robin Laverne Wilson (G) 102,391

For United States Congress:

In District 17, which covers Rockland County and central and northern Westchester County, incumbent Nita Lowey was 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 Westchester, Somers, Pound Ridge, Bedford, North Salem, Lewisboro and part of North Salem.

• Sean Patrick Maloney (D) 149,056
• Phil Oliva (R) 120,967

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.

• Terrence Murphy (R-C-IND-REF) 74,354
• Alison Boak (D-WF) 52,590

For New York State Assembly:

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 34,038
• Brian M. Higbie 20,869

Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District:

Three people were unopposed for three seats: Linda Jamieson, (D-R-WF-IND), Janet Malone (D-R-WF-IND), and Thomas E. Walsh II (D-R-WF-IND).
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For Westchester County District Attorney

Democrat Anthony Scarpino and Republican Bruce Bendish fought 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.

• Anthony Scarpino 239,342
• Bruce Bendish 104,912

Photo credit: Office of Sen. Schumer.