Westchester County Executive George Latimer (D) cruised to re-election on Nov. 2, while U.S. Rep. Caroline Simmons (D) defeated Bobby Valentine (unaffiliated) to become Stamford”™s next mayor.
The former Major League Baseball player and manager conceded victory to Simmons early Wednesday morning, tweeting: “It’s time for me to congratulate the new mayor of Stamford, Caroline Simmons. Thank you all for your support, it’s been my honor.”
In a separate speech, Valentine reportedly cited “all the lousy coverage” he said he received from the media.
Simmons becomes the city”™s first female mayor.
“Today voters embrace the belief that we can emerge stronger from this pandemic, if we work together, support each other, lift each other up with kindness and love and unite around a common goal of making Stamford, a city of opportunity for everyone,” she said shortly after midnight.
Also in Connecticut, incumbent Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling (D) declared victory over Republican challenger Jonathan Riddle by an unofficial 60% to 40% of the vote.
A snafu with the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s website has prevented the release of official tallies; Secretary Denise Merrill said the problem was being addressed but assured NBC Connecticut viewers that the data is “safe and secure and has been uploaded but has not been able to be displayed.”
In Westchester, Latimer ”“ who has never lost an election since he began his political career in the 1980s as a member of the Rye City Council ”“ bested Republican Christine Sculti, 94,833 to 58,069, according to the Westchester County Board of Elections.
Incumbent Timothy Idoni (D) won a fifth term as Westchester county clerk over Republican challenger Scooter Scott by a tally of 90,560 to 55,704.
County Legislators
District 1
Incumbent Colin Smith (D) won a second term over Joe Torres (R), 5,965 to 5,651.
District 2
Erika Lang Pierce (D) defeated Gina Arena (R), 7,838 to 5,748, to take the seat vacated by Kitley Covill (D).
District 3
Margaret Cunzio (Conservative) won a fourth term by besting David Vinjamuri (D), 7,035 to 5,069.
District 4
Vedat Gashi (D) was elected to his second term, defeating Robert Brower Jr. (R), 7,537 to 6,663.
District 5
Benjamin Boykin II (D), who is also chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, ran unopposed for a fifth term.
District 6
Nancy Barr (D) ran unopposed for a third term.
District 7
Catherine Parker (D) ran unopposed for a fifth term.
District 8
Jewel Johnson (D) ran unopposed for the seat vacated by Alfreda Williams (D).
District 9
Catherine Borgia (D) won a sixth term by beating Charles Braue (R), 6,750 to 3,033.
District 10
Damon Maher (D) squeaked by Anthony Giacobbe (R) to win a third term, 5,741 to 5,493.
District 11
Terry Clements (D) ran unopposed for a third term.
District 12
MaryJane Shimsky (D) ran unopposed for a sixth term.
District 13
Tyrae Woodson-Samuels (D), who won a special election last year to fill out the term of Lyndon Williams, ran unopposed.
District 14
David Tubiolo (D) ran unopposed for a fourth term.
District 15
James Nolan (R) unseated incumbent Ruth Walter (D), who had been seeking a second term in the historically Republican territory, 4,830 to 4,356.
District 16
Christopher Johnson (D) ran unopposed for a third term.
District 17
Jose Alvarado (D) ran unopposed for a second term; he previously held the seat from 2001 to 2011.
Supervisors and Mayors
Ardsley Mayor
Nancy Kaboolian (D) ran unopposed for a fourth term.
Bedford Supervisor
Ellen Calves (D), who defeated interim Supervisor MaryAnn Carr in the Democratic primary, bested Don Scott (R), 2,585 to 2,061.
Cortlandt Supervisor
Richard Becker (D) defeated Laurie Abbate-Ryan (R), 5,846 to 3,856, for a seat being vacated by Linda Puglisi after 30 years on the job.
Dobbs Ferry Mayor
Incumbent Vincent Rossillo (D) won his second uncontested term.
Greenburgh Supervisor
Paul Feiner (D) remained the longest-serving chief elected official of any county municipality by running unopposed for a 16th term.
Harrison Supervisor/Mayor
Richard Dionisio (R) bested Frank Gordon (D), 3,413 to 2,057; incumbent Ron Belmont (R) decided not to seek a sixth term.
Irvington Mayor
Brian Smith (D) was unopposed for his sixth term.
Lewisboro Supervisor
Tony Goncalves (D) defeated William Bongiorno, 2,387 to 1,813, to replace Peter Parsons (D), who stepped down after nearly 10 years.
Town of Mamaroneck Supervisor
Jaine Elkind Eney (D) ran unopposed.
Village of Mamaroneck Mayor
Thomas Murphy (D) ran unopposed for a third term.
Mount Kisco Mayor
Gina Marie Picinich (D) ran unopposed for a third term.
Mount Pleasant Supervisor
Carl Fulgenzi, Jr. (R) bested Joseph Bonnano Jr. (D) for a fifth term, 5,074 to 4,029.
New Castle Supervisor
Lisa Katz (United New Castle) defeated Holly McCall (D) 2,254 to 2,057 for a seat vacated in June by Ivy Pool (D); Jeremy Saland (D) was acting New Castle supervisor.
North Castle Supervisor
Michael Schiliro ran unopposed for a fifth term.
North Salem Supervisor
Warren Lucas (R) run unopposed for a seventh term.
Ossining Supervisor
Dana Levenberg (D) ran unopposed for a fourth term.
Peekskill Mayor
With Andre Rainey not running for re-election, Vivian McKenzie (D) won with 2,374 votes over Republican Emiliano Perez (1,211) and Working Families candidate Conor Greene (144).
Pelham Mayor
Chance Mullen (D) ran unopposed.
Pound Ridge Supervisor
Kevin Hansan (D) ran unopposed.
Rye City Mayor
Joshua Cohn, running on both the Republican and Democrat lines, defeated Working Families candidate Danielle Tagger-Epstein, 2,673 to 503, for his second term.
Somers Supervisor
Robert Scorrano (R) beat Stephanie Keegan (D), 3,668 to 2,412.
Tarrytown Mayor
Karen Brown (D) came out on top with 1,511 votes over independents Paul Janos (758) and Douglas Zollo (493). Thomas Butler Jr. (D) was promoted from deputy mayor to mayor upon Drew Fixell”™s resignation in December 2020. Butler then decided to retire before the ”™21 race got underway.
White Plains Mayor
Thomas Roach Jr. (D) ran unopposed for his third full term.
Yorktown Supervisor
Matthew Slater (R) ran unopposed.
CONNECTICUT
All unofficial results
Brookfield: First Selectman Steve Dunn (D) conceded to Tara Carr (R); he had been seeking a fourth term.
Danbury: Dean Esposito (R) bested Roberto Alves (D) by less than 200 votes to succeed Joe Cavo ”” who took over in December 2020 when 10-time incumbent Mark Boughton (R) became state tax commissioner ”” decided against running.
Darien: Monica McNally (R) defeated Tara Ochman (D), 4,245 to 2,692. First Selectman Jayme Stevenson (R) announced in June that she would not seek a sixth term.
Easton: First Selectman David Bindelglass (D) won a second term by defeating Republican Jeff Parker, 1,613 to 1,491.
Greenwich: Fred Camillo (R) won his second term, taking 69% of the vote against Democrat William Kelly.
Redding: Julia Pemberton (D) squeaked by John Shaban (R) for a fifth term, 1,808 to 952.
Shelton: Mark Lauretti (R) won his 16th term as mayor, besting retired police officer David Eldridge (D), 6,955 to 5,340.
Stratford: Mayor Laura Hoydick (R) won a second term against Immacula Cann (D), 8,007 to 4,708.
Trumbull: First Selectman Vicki Tesoro (D) won a third term against Mark Block (R), 5,929 to 4,385.
Weston: Samantha Nestor (D) defeated Kirby Brendsel (R), 1,845 to 939.
Westport: The Republican ticket of Jennifer Tooker and Andrea Moore defeated Jonathan Steinberg and Candice Savin (D) and T.J. Elgin and Louis D”™Onofrio Jr. (Libertarian); specific numbers have yet to be released. They succeed Jim Marpe, who declined to seek a third term.
Wilton: With First Selectman Lynne Vanderslice (R) not seeking a third term, results for candidates Bas Nabulsi (D) and Kim Healy (R) are not yet final.
Running unopposed
Bethel: Matt Knickerbocker (D) for a seventh term.
Monroe: Ken Kellogg (R) for a third term.
New Canaan: Kevin Moynihan (R) for a third term.
New Fairfield: Pat Del Monaco (D) for a third term.
Newtown: Dan Rosenthal (Serve America Movement) for a third term.
Sherman: Don Lowe (D) for a third term.
