Sea Cliff voters let their voices be heard on Election Night.
Republican incumbent Bruce Blakeman declared victory during the evening of Nov. 4 in unofficial results to secure another term as Nassau County executive, defeating Democrat Seth Koslow, 54 to 46. Blakeman campaigned on public safety, fiscal restraint and quality-of-life issues.
“I want to thank the men and women of Nassau County for giving us all your trust,” Blakeman said. “If not for the people of Nassau County coming out the way they did, we wouldn’t have had the tremendous result we had tonight.”
In other big ticket Nassau County races, Anne Donnelly was elected to another term as Nassau County district attorney, defeating Democratic challenger Nicole Aloise. Donnelly emphasized her record on prosecuting violent crime and protecting vulnerable residents.
In the Town of Oyster Bay, incumbent Republican Joseph Saladino is projected to defeat Democrat Sam Sochet, 66 to 32., in the race for town supervisor.
All three incumbent Republicans on the town board, Thomas P. Hand, Louis Imbroto, and Andrew Monteleone, secured reelection against their Democratic challengers, Jyoti Anand, Ian Steinberg, and Daniel Smith.
“I think there's definitely a hard difference between what we are promising and what the other side is promising,” Monteleone said. “What we're promising is to keep the suburbs the way they are. We're promising family values. We're promising things that people in Nassau County want, and we're promising to fight for those things.”
In addition, Town Clerk Rich LaMarca is projected to earn his second term, defeating Kamal Kaur 57 to 36. Saladino, 64, said that his victory signifies protection of local zoning and sends a message to the “radical left.”
“This is a pushback on the danger in New York City that they see every night on television,” he said. “It's a pushback on Albany and all of the unfunded mandates and all of the ways that they take the rights of people in the rest of the state, including Long Island.”
He was first elected in 2017 and earned his fifth two-year term Tuesday night. He served in the State Assembly from 2004 to 2017. During the campaign Saladino said he was opposed to high-rise, high-density developments.
He highlighted the Town of Oyster Bay’s revitalization initiative in Hicksville, where over 560 new housing units are currently being built, as an example of why he believed that “Republicans can deliver,” on housing affordability on Long Island.
On the local level, Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, the incumbent Nassau County legislator, is projected to win another term against Republican Colin Bell, 62 to 38. A lifelong Glen Cove resident, DeRiggi-Whitton first entered public service as a Glen Cove City Council member before being elected to the Nassau County Legislature in 2011. Her district includes Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Port Washington, and parts of Roslyn and Glen Head.
DeRiggi-Whitton, 57, said she was extremely grateful for all the support she received from her district. “I”m looking forward to my next term,” she said, adding that she is anticipating several upcoming projects, including the Shore Road and Prospect Avenue redevelopments and the reopening of Crescent Beach, which was deserted due to high levels of bacterial contamination.
Her record includes supporting funding for first responders, youth recreation programs, and senior services, as well as advocating for equitable distribution of federal aid across Nassau’s communities. DeRiggi-Whitton emphasizes bipartisan collaboration while maintaining oversight of county spending. She has advocated for transparent budgeting, strengthened auditing procedures, and independent contract reviews to ensure taxpayer funds are used efficiently.
