In one of the closest races in Nassau County history, Republican Ed Mangano defeated two-term incumbent County Executive Thomas Suozzi by fewer than 400 votes. The race was so close that it necessitated a recount, and local party supporters volunteered their time at the county Board of Elections in order to determine the winner more

Slowly but steadily, paper ballots are being counted in an effort to determine who will serve as Nassau County executive next year. As of Wednesday night, incumbent Tom Suozzi trailed his Republican challenger, Ed Mangano, by 219 votes. more

The raw numbers have changed somewhat, but the results of the Long Beach City Council election remained the same after a Nassau County Board of Elections recount on Tuesday. After the board … more

The question of who will be Nassau's next county executive, Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi or Republican challenger Ed Mangano, was still hanging over residents' heads as the Herald went to press on Tuesday. As the Board of Elections was taking time to recount ballots, community members took the time to talk about the outcome of local elections, and concerns about their neighborhoods and wallets. "The only thing I'd like to see gone is that tax, that energy tax, that 2.5 percent. That's bad," Marylou Swensen, a resident of East Meadow for 38 years, said. Though she declined to say who she voted for on Nov. 3, she said, "It's not fair. They screw up, and we have to pay for it. It's wrong, and that's my opinion." more

As of Monday, Thomas Suozzi, Democrat from Glen Cove, was still the county executive. He apparently squeaked by in last week’s election. With 235,985 votes cast, Suozzi was a mere 237 votes ahead of Republican challenger Ed Mangano, a 14-year county legislator. The big question is, what the heck happened to Suozzi? more

Tom Suozzi said at a Nov. 4 press conference that it could be a month before the county executive race is decided between him and his Republican challenger, Ed Mangano. Unofficial results from Election Night had Suozzi barely in the lead. As of Monday night, published reports indicated that Democratic Election Commissioner William Biamonte said Suozzi’s lead was down to 107 votes, from 237 on Election Night. more

ared victory Election Night over his Republican challenger, Chris Browne, of Rockville Centre, officials from Browne's campaign said they are not conceding, and will instead wait for official results from the Nassau County Board of Elections, which will be recounting the votes of all county races over the next couple of weeks. more

While the tide was turned in the Nassau County Legislature on Election Day, things stayed the same in the Town of Hempstead, as all incumbents were reelected. Kate Murray secured her fourth … more

In Elmont and Franklin Square, incumbent legislators held onto their seats by comfortable margins last Tuesday. more

Denise Ford suspected something was fishy when her son Gerard, a student at the University of Scranton, received his absentee ballot on Election Day. Ford, a Nassau county legislator from Long … more