Politics & Government

Election Primer: Who's Running, What Races

Nov. 8 elections will decide Nyack's new mayor, other positions

The polls for today's general election open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Voters will be selecting Nyack's new mayor, Rockland's new sheriff and a number of other positions.

Patch ran the responses of and candidates to our questionnaires over the last two weeks. Be sure to check back with Patch throughout the day for coverage from the polls and election results and reactions.

For more information on the elections—such as absentee ballots, election law, other races and polling locations—go to the Rockland County Board of Elections website here.

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Below is a list of the elections of local interest. To learn where your closest polling place is, click .

(vote for 1)

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  • Jen Laird-White, Democrat, Original Nyack First
  • Richard Kavesh, Working Families, Independence, Preserve Nyack

Nyack trustee (vote for 2)

  • Doug Foster, Democrat, Original Nyack First
  • Marie Lorenzini, Democrat

Nyack justice (vote for 1)

  • Robert Knoebel, Democrat

Piermont mayor (vote for 1)

  • Christopher Sanders, Democrat

Piermont trustee (vote for 2)

  • Mark Blomquist, Democrat
  • John P. Gallucci, Democrat

Orangetown Supervisor (vote for 1)

  • Andy Stewart, Democrat
  • Paul Whalen, Republican, Conservative, Independence

Orangetown Town Council (vote for 2)

  • Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, Democrat
  • Robert Dell, Democrat
  • Paul Valentine, Republican, Conservative, Independence
  • Thomas Morr, Republican, Conservative, Independence

Orangetown Town Clerk (vote for 1)

  • Charlotte Madigan, Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independence

Orangetown Town Justice (vote for 1)

  • Patrick J. Loftus, Republican, Conservative, Independence

Orangetown Superintendent of Highways (vote for 1)

  • James Dean, Republican, Conservative, Independence

(vote for 2)

  • Robert Dibella, Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Working Families
  • Paul Marx, Democrat, Independence, Working Families
  • Ed Borrelli, Republican, Conservative, Independence

 (vote for 1)

  • Thomas Zugibe, Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independence, Working Families

 (vote for 1)

  • Lou Falco, Democrat, Working Families
  • Tim O'Neill, Conservative, Independence
  • Matthew Brennan, Republican

 (vote for 1)

  • Sherri Eisenpress, Democrat, Independence
  • Paul Chiaramonte, Republican, Conservative
  • Karen Riley, Working Families

 (vote for 1)

  • Chris Carey, Republican, Conservative, Independence
  • Chris Martone, Democrat, Working Families

Rockland County Legislature, District 10 (vote for 1)

  • Harriet Cornell, Democrat
  • York Kleinhandler, Republican, Conservative, Indepedence, Working Families

(vote for 1)

  • Aney Paul, Democrat, Independence, Working Families
  • Hank Stewart, Republican, Conservative

Rockland County Legislature, District 15 (vote for 1)

  • Patrick Moroney, Republican, Conservative, Independence

Rockland County Legislature, District 16 (vote for 1)

  • Eliot Tozer, Democrat
  • John A. Murphy, Republican, Conservative, Independence
  • Andrew Wiley, Common Sense Party

Rockland County Legislature, District 17 (vote for 1)

  • Nancy Low-Hogan, Democrat
  • Guy DeVincenzo, Republican, Conservative, Independence

 (vote for 1)

  • Alex Gromack, Democrat, Conservative, Working Families, Independence
  • Ralph Sabatini, Republican

(vote for 2)

  • Shibu Abraham, Republican
  • David Ascher, Democrat
  • Frank Borelli, Republican, Independence, Conservative, Working Families
  • Shirley Lasker, Democrat, Independence, Conservative, Working Families

(vote for 1)

  • Dennis Malone, Democrat
  • Wayne Ballard, Republican, Conservative, Working Families, Independence

(vote for 1)

  • Howard Gerber, Democratic
  • Antonio Reda, Republican, Independence, Conservative, Working Families

(vote for 1)

  • Justin Sweet, Democrat, Conservative, Working Families
  • Diane Holland, Republican

(vote for yes or no on both)

  • Proposal 1: Office of the Receiver of Taxes be abolished and the powers and duties of that office be consolidated with the Office of the Town Clerk
  • Proposal 2: Elected position of Superintendent of Highways be abolished and the appointed position of Superintendent of Highways be created


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