Doroski wins Town Board race as Democrats appear to pick up several seats
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11 p.m.
Democrat Greg Doroski was the top vote-getter in this year’s race for Southold Town Board, in a town election that was otherwise mostly too close to call.
While both Democrats and Republicans believe Mr. Doroski won one of the seats up for grabs, the second may be decided by absentee ballots.
Mr. Doroski’s running mate, Brian Mealy remained in second, as town officials awaited results from one district — believed to be Fishers Island. Mr. Mealy had 4,039 votes to 3,968 for Republican Greg Williams and 3,948 for Anthony Sannino, also a GOP candidate.
Republicans on Tuesday night claimed only victory for Town Clerk candidate Denis Noncarrow, who led by more than 800 votes in his race against Democrat Candace Hall, who conceded.
Democrats were also claiming victory for Trustee candidate Eric Sepenoski, the leading vote getter in that six-person race for three seats.
Democrats said they felt “pretty strongly” that their candidate, Dan Goodwin, had won in the race for highway superintendent.
10:45 p.m.
With no update yet on the final election district in Southold, a quick report on the race for Suffolk County District Attorney.
Timothy Sini, an incumbent Democrat with Suffolk PBA backing, is losing big to Republican challenger Ray Tierney.
Nearly half of all county districts are in and Mr. Sini trails by more than 16,000 votes or 56% to 44%.
Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski, a Democrat running against an opponent who has not actively campaigned, has won his race.
10:30 p.m.
Denis Noncarrow, the Republican nominee for Town Clerk, has jumped out to a significant lead in his race with Democrat Candace Hall. And at least one Republican could earn a seat on the town’s board of trustees as 18 of 19 town precincts have reported.
“Yes, Denis,” supporters shouted as Mr. Noncarrow took the lead. “Denis, you have it.”
The second Town Board seat also appears it will be too close to call as the two Republican candidates have climbed to within 100 votes of Democrat Brian Mealy.
Here’s where all contested town races stand:
Town Board
(Top two get elected)
Greg Doroski (D) — 4,405
Brian Mealy (D) — 4,039
Greg Williams (R) — 3,968
Anthony Sannino (R) — 3,948
Town Clerk
Denis Noncarrow (R) — 4,577
Candace Hall (D) — 3,738
Trustee
(Top three get elected)
Eric Sepenoski (D) — 4,260
Kristina Gabrielsen (R) — 4,092
Liz Gillooly (D) — 4,062
Peter Johnstone (R) — 4,018
Elizabeth Peeples (D) — 3,954
Jason Taggart (R) — 3,944
Highway Superintendent
Daniel Goodwin (D) — 4,237
Donald Grim (R) — 4,045
10:15 p.m.
With 11 of 19 districts reporting results, Southold’s Democratic candidates have widened their leads in all town races. Here’s where things stand for Town Board.
Town Board
Greg Doroski (D) — 3,309
Brian Mealy (D) — 3,099
Greg Williams (R) — 2,378
Anthony Sannino (R) — 2,348
The mood has dampened a bit at the Republican gathering, but they’re holding out hope that results from Mattituck have not come in and will begin to tip things in their favor when they do.
“It’s early, it’s early, Mattituck isn’t in,” someone said.
10 p.m.
With more than 40 percent of the polling places reporting, Southold Town’s Democratic candidates were enjoying leads in all contested races.
Eight election districts had reported of the 19 in town.
The closest of all races is Town Clerk, where Democrat Candace Hall leads Republican Denis Noncarrow by just 76 votes.
The crowd remained boisterous however for both parties.
“You are looking at the early voters,” said Republican Town Board candidate Greg Williams. He trailed the leading vote-getter so far, Democrat Greg Doroski, by more than 700 votes.
9:45 p.m.
In the first results to be reported from the Suffolk County Board of Elections, Democrats are showing leads in every race in Southold Town.
But it’s unclear just how many districts have reported. The county’s results page, while showing close to 2,000 votes in Southold, says no precincts have reported.
The unclear early results have not prevented Democrats from erupting in a loud cheer.
“Yeah, that looks nice, real nice,” chair Kathryn Casey Quigley told supporters.
Greg Doroski led all candidates for Town Board in the very early results.
9:30 p.m.
Results have still not come in from the Suffolk County Board of Elections, not just for Southold, but for each town. In Nassau County, some results have begun to be reported.
In Southold there are 19 polling places, and while in past elections, quicker results came in directly from the polls, the results are now slower as they are reported only from the BOE.
At both gatherings, onlookers have been spotted checking the screen, only to be disappointed to not find any results.
When results do come in, they will include early-voting numbers, but not absentee ballots. Those will be counted later and could further delay a close race as they did in 2019.
9:15 p.m.
Democratic officials reported that as of 6 p.m. over 500 more registered Democrats had voted in Tuesday’s town election than in the last town race in 2019.
“The needle has moved and we are turning the ship,” said Councilwoman Sarah Nappa in a speech to supporters in Peconic. Ms. Nappa is currently the only Democrat elected to the six-member board.
The speech was made prior to any results being released by the Suffolk County Board of Elections.
In Cutchogue, Republicans were setting up a screen to project the results as they come in. The winery was filled with supporters.
9 p.m.
Packed houses are anxiously awaiting the results of Tuesday’s Southold Town elections at both local committee gatherings.
Polls closed at 9 p.m. and Southold residents voted to elect a pair of new councilmen and a highway superintendent among a handful of town races. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini is also running for reelection along with County Legislator Al Krupski.
Suffolk Times reporters are present at both the town Republican gathering at Sannino Vineyard and Democratic gathering at Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. and will provide live results and reactions as polling places begin to report the numbers.
