Incumbent Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman declared victory over Democrat Seth Koslow on Tuesday.
Blakeman, who gained his second four-year term, had focused his campaign on what he considered his successes — boosting public safety, cutting taxes and protecting the county’s quality of life.
In speaking with the Herald previously, he expressed pride in the county’s partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — the first of its kind in the U.S. — which is using a portion of the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow to hold detainees.
“I want to thank the men and women of Nassau County for giving us all your trust,” Blakeman said. “If not for the people of Nassau County coming out the way they did, we wouldn’t have had the tremendous result we had tonight.”
In another high-profile race, Republican John Ferretti, who was appointed Hempstead town supervisor in August, defeated Democrat Joe Scianablo to secure a full term.
Ferretti previously told the Herald that the purpose of serving in local government is to make a difference in people’s lives every day — and now he will get to act on those words.
“Our position on the issues that face Hempstead residents, Nassau County residents — we’re on the right side of every one of them,” Ferretti told Herald reporters Tuesday night.
For the district attorney seat, Republican incumbent Anne Donnelly won against challenger Nicole Aloise.
Republican County Legislator Patrick Mullaney was re-elected to his second two-year term to represent the 4th District.
