Astorino, Burrows, and Colavita Win

Nov. 6, 2013: Incumbent Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Noam Bramson to win a second term of office. Bramson conceded defeat at 10:25 pm, with approximately 24% of precincts reporting and results showing Astorino with 55% of votes (59,979) over Bramson's 45% (49,339).
Voters in Bronxville overwhelmingly supported Astorino, with 1,058 votes over Bramson's 322 votes.
With 61% of districts reporting, Gordon Burrows, District 15 legislator and incumbent, easily won re-election with 91% of the vote (3,930) over Delfim Heusler, who received 9%, or 408 votes. In Bronxville, Burrows received 990 votes to Heusler's 69.
In traditionally Democratic District 10, the race between Sheila Marcotte and Mary Jo Jacobs still had not been called at midnight.
In the Town of Eastchester, with 30% of districts' results in, incumbent Supervisor Anthony Colavita, Republican, fended off a challenge by Democrat Michael Denning and will retain his office. Colavita won by a wide margin 65% (2,172 votes) to 35% (1,194 votes). Results in Bronxville showed 945 votes for Supervisor Colavita and 334 for Denning.
Eastchester Town Council members Frederick Salanitro and Luigi Marcoccia, both incumbents, ran unopposed and will retain their seats.
With 62% of districts across the state reporting, three ballot initiatives showed wide enough margins to gain approval. Proposition 2, which gives disabled veterans additional civil service after they are appointed or promoted, had an 84% approval. Proposition 3, allowing counties, cities, and towns to exclude indebtedness incurred to construct or reconstruct sewage facilities from constitutional debt limits, showed 63% approval. With 76% of the "yes" vote, Proposition 4, which resolves competing claims between state and private parties relative to land in the forest preserve, won approval.
Pictured here (rotating): Tony Colavita, Gordon Burrows, and Rob Astorino.
Photos courtesy the respective candidates







