Written by Carol P. Bartold

Note: All results are as of 12:30 am.

Nov. 5, 2014: Despite early returns that showed a dead heat in the 37th Senate District between Democratic incumbent George Latimer and Republican challenger Joe Dillon, Latimer pulled ahead to receive 15,772 votes to Dillon's 13,092, with 72 percent of districts reporting. The results have remained frozen there due to a problem with the Westchester County Board of Elections website, and no winner has been declared.

District 88 Assemblywoman Amy Paulin ran unopposed.

In his first foray into state politics, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Republican, who challenged Democrat incumbent Andrew Cuomo for governor, garnered 1,027,002 votes statewide against Cuomo's 1,318,649 votes. In Westchester County, Astorino received 39,056 votes to Cuomo's 47,994, with 75 percent of precincts reporting. Several news organizations declared Cuomo the victor minutes after the polls closed. Astorino delivered his concession speech shortly after 10:30 pm. Democrat Kathy Hochul, incumbent lieutenant governor, will retain her office with Cuomo's victory.

In other state races, Democrat incumbent Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, with 1,437,827 votes, declared victory over Republican challenger Robert Antonacci, who received 892,737 votes. Westchester County voters favored DiNapoli, with 50,242 votes, over Antonacci's 32,920, with 74 percent of precincts reporting.

Incumbent Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Democrat, was declared the winner, with 1,096,878 votes over Republican challenger John Cahill, who received 866,049 votes. Westchester County voters cast 49,372 votes for Schneiderman and 34,381 for Cahill, with 75 percent of precincts reporting.

The contest for State Supreme Court justice, between Democrat James W. Hubert, with 109,534 votes, and Republican Montgomery Delaney, with 116,928 votes, remained too close to call.

Rachel Hahn and Arlene Katz, both Democrats, were elected to serve as Westchester Family Court justices.

Statewide Ballot Proposal 2, An Amendment Permitting Electronic Distribution of State Legislative Bills, was on track to pass, with 1,509,607 yes votes to 450,182 no votes. The proposal will allow electronic distribution of a state legislative bill to satisfy the constitutional requirement that a bill be printed and on the desks of state legislators at least three days before the legislature votes on it. Westchester County voters favored the proposition with 49,891 yes votes over 14,139 no votes.

Pictured here: A voter being coached on November 4 by a poll watcher to put her ballot into the machine.

Photo by N. Bower