Dems Cheer Decisive Victory In Local Races
Town’s voters ‘can’t be bought,’ Van Scoyoc says
Despite the infusion of more than $380,000 in donations from Republican supporters, including over $100,000 in the week leading up to Election Day, East Hampton Democrats won a decisive victory on Tuesday as Supervisor Larry Cantwell, Councilman Peter Van Scoyoc, and Councilwoman Sylvia Overby defeated their Republican challengers by comfortable margins.
At the same time, the town trustees, a nine-member body, appeared to shift from a Republican to Democratic majority as Francis Bock, a former trustee, Pat Mansir, a former town councilwoman, and Richard Drew and Tyler Armstrong, first-time candidates, all running on the Democratic line, were among the top vote-getters among the 18 candidates. While absentee ballots have yet to be...| read more ››