Yorktown Election Hub: Grace Leads Bianco in Supervisor Race

9:37 a.m. Wednesday:

According to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Election, there are still 86 percent of districts reporting. Click here for the results. 

Dave Paganelli, who appears to have secured the Yorktown Highway Superintendent position, said: "I am grateful to our family, friends and supporters. I look forward to continuing my service to my fellow residents in my new capacity as Superintendent of Highways."

In the County Legislator race, with 85 percent of districts reporting, John Testa has a 20-percent lead over Duane Jackson for District 1. With 85 districts reporting, Mike Kaplowitz has a 22-percent lead over Greg Kane in Legislative District 4. 

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12:48 a.m. Wednesday: 

With 86 percent of Yorktown's districts reporting, incumbent Michael Grace (R) has a lead over Nick Bianco – 4,006 votes to 3,319 – for the Yorktown Supervisor seat.

Incumbents Terrence Murhy (R, C) and Vishnu Patel (D, I, WF) continue to hold the lead over Rich Campanaro (D, C, I, WF) and Dorothy Forcina (R) for the two seats on the Yorktown Town Board, according to unofficial results. 

When it comes to the Yorktown Highway Supervisor race, Dave Paganelli (R, C) has a lead of 3,550 votes to 3,151 against Tom Diana (D, I WF), according to unofficial results at of 12:52 a.m. on Wednesday. 

11:16 p.m. Tuesday:

Here's a breakdown of the unofficial results from Tuesday, Nov. 5's elections that affect Yorktown residents. This article will be updated as results continue to come in.

Yorktown Supervisor (44 percent of districts reporting)

• Michael Grace (R) incumbent– 1,762 votes, 53% 
• Nick Bianco (D, C, I) - 1,548 votes, 47%

Yorktown Town Board (44 percent of districts reporting)

• Terrence Murhy (R, C) - 1,972 votes, 30%
• Vishnu Patel (D, I, WF) - 1,729 votes, 26%
• Rich Campanaro (D, C, I, WF) - 1,587 votes, 24%
• Dorothy Forcina (R) - 1,256 votes, 19% 

Yorktown Highway Superintendent (44 percent of districts reporting)

• Dave Paganelli (R, C) - 1,543 votes, 51%
• Tom Diana (D, I WF) - 1,458 votes, 49%

Westchester County Executive (50 percent of districts reporting)

• Robert P. Astorino (R, C) —  47,640 votes, 55 percent
• Noam Bramson (D, WF, I) — 39,700 votes, 45 percent

Westchester County Clerk (52 percent reporting)

• Timothy C. Idoni (D) — 46,452 votes, 54%
• Mary Beth Murphy (R, C, I) — 40,096 votes, 46%

Westchester County Legislators 

DISTRICT 1 (62 percent reporting)

• John Testa (R, C, I) - 4,276 votes, 60%
• Duane Jackson (D, WF) - 2,907 votes, 40 percent 

DISTRICT 4 (52 percent reporting)

• Michael Kaplowitz (D, I) - 4,505 votes, 63%
• Greg Kane (R) - 2,686 votes, 37%

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10:47 p.m. Tuesday: Some unofficial results are available on the Westchester County Board of Elections website: 

With 37 percent of districts reporting, Republican incumbent Michael Grace is leading Nick Bianco with 1,459 votes (or 53 percent) against 1,299 votes (or 47 percent) for the Supervisor seat. Bianco is currently a Yorktown councilman. 

In the Yorktown town board race, with 37 percent of districts reporting, incumbents Vishnu Patel and Terrence Murphy are leading with 26 percent (1,429 votes) and 30 percent (1,665 votes) respectively. Challengers Rich Campanaro has 24 percent of the votes (1,332 votes) and Dorothy Forcina has 20 percent of the votes (1,073 votes).

In the Yorktown Highway Superintendent race, Dave Paganelli – a Yorktown councilman – is leading Tom Diana with 1,282 votes (or 51 percent) to 1,235 votes (or 49 percent).
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Original article: A busy day with a steady stream of voters is how polling inspectors in Yorktown described Election Day on Tuesday afternoon. Before polls opened at 6 a.m., a resident was waiting outside Town Hall to cast a vote, and at another point about a dozen people waited at the door to vote.

There were no problems reported at Yorktown Town Hall, while some machines at the French Hill school building had troubles reading the write-in votes, polling inspection Tom Travis told Patch.

Gloria Polcari, a Yorktown resident for the last 48 years, said that although she is a registered Democrat, she votes for each candidate individually. 

"It's who is going to be best suited for the job," Polcari said. "They might not know everything, but they'll learn."

She said she wants elected officials to be held accountable and follow through on their promises.

"I like them to follow through with what they say they'll do and be here for the residents and not just for more business," she said. "Take care of what you have. I've been here for a long time."

Jim Gift, a registered Republican, said keeping taxes low is one of the most important issues for him. The 35-year long Yorktown resident and Army Veteran said it was important for him to exercise his right to vote on Tuesday. 

"You get no right to complain if you don't vote," Gift said. 

Click here for more information on all the candidates and all the issues you'll see on the ballot. Don't know where to vote? Click here.

The polls are open until 9 p.m. 

Click on the links below to read a series of responses by the Yorktown candidates. 

Yorktown Supervisor Race: Q&A with Incumbent Michael Grace
Yorktown Supervisor Race: Q&A with Nick Bianco

Yorktown Town Board Race: Q&A with Dorothy Forcina
Yorktown Town Board Race: Q&A with Terrence Murphy
Yorktown Town Board Race: Q&A with Rich Campanaro
Yorktown Town Board Race: Q&A with Vishnu Patel

Yorktown Highway Superintendent Race: Q&A with Dave Paganelli
Yorktown Highway Superintendent Race: Q&A with Tom Diana