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Republican Chris McGrath won more communities than Democrat Todd Kaminsky, but Kaminsky won more votes by securing the larger population centers like Long Beach and Valley Stream.

The 9th Senate District: how your town voted

Though the official results are not in yet, Todd Kaminsky seems to be poised to fill the vacant seat left by Dean Skelos. With 68,000 votes cast, Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) beat his opponent Chris … more

By Alex Costello | 4/27/16

Todd Kaminsky, center, and his wife, Ellen, celebrating in Long Beach on Election Night.

Todd Kaminsky declares win in State Senate race

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) had a narrow lead over Republican Chris McGrath in Tuesday’s special election for the 9th State … more

By Herald Staff | 4/20/16

No confusion from two ballots

Despite concerns, voting on two separate ballots is going smoothly, according to area residents. Voters walking out of Covert Elementary School in Rockville Centre said that there was … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/19/16

Steve Rhoads won a special election for the 19th Legislative District, defeating Rita Kestenbaum.

Steve Rhoads defeats Rita Kestenbaum in the 19th District special election

Steve Rhoads, a Bellmore Republican, beat Rita Kestenbaum, a Bellmore Democrat, in a special election on March 10 in the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District. Rhoads captured 58 percent of the vote to Kestenbaum's 42 percent –– a margin of 16 percentage points, according to the county Board of Elections. more

By Brian Racow | 3/11/15

19th District needed for GOP supermajority

The outcome of the race in the Nassau County Legislature's 19th District could prove key to whether the Legislature’s Republican majority is able to secure a supermajority, which is needed to borrow money or override a county executive’s veto. more

By Brian Racow | 2/4/15

Rita Kestenbaum (D-Bellmore), left, and Steve Rhoads (R-Bellmore), right, are running for the Nassau County Legislature seat that Dave Denenberg vacated in January.

19th District battle gets under way

Dave Denenberg’s resignation from the Nassau County Legislature on Jan. 21, the day that he pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court, set off a scramble to fill the seat he held for 15 years. more

By Brian Racow | 2/4/15

D.A. special election set for next fall

Nassau County voters will choose their next district attorney in November 2015, ten months after current D.A. Kathleen Rice leaves the post for a seat in Congress. Meanwhile, Rice’s top deputy or an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take the reins as the county’s head prosecutor. more

By Brian Racow | 11/20/14

What a special election in Florida means for Democrats

A special election in a congressional district in Florida shouldn’t concern New Yorkers. However, the election to fill the seat made vacant by the death of 40-year Republican Congressman Bill Young . . . more

3/20/14

No movement by Cuomo to fill Fuschillo’s seat

Residents of the 8th State Senate District, which stretches along the South Shore from Baldwin to Lindenhurst, do not now have a representative in the New York State Legislature’s upper chamber. This troubles some as Albany legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo negotiate this month over how the state will allocate its more than $100 billion budget. more

By Brian Racow | 3/5/14

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