COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE TOPS ELECTION DAY RUNDOWN

COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE TOPS ELECTION DAY RUNDOWN

Polls are open until 9 p.m. throughout Rockland, with more than 40 races to be settled on this Election Day. The key race county-wide pits incumbent County Executive.Scott Vanderhoef against Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner. County Clerk Paul Piperato runs unopposed for re-election. Giovanni Scaringi takes on incumbent Robert Jackson in the only county legislator’s race -- that of the 14th district, in Clarkstown.

Two town supervisors are running unopposed in Rockland – Clarkstown’s Alex Gromack and Haverstraw’s Howard Phillips. Ramapo’s incumbent supervisor, Chris St. Lawrence, is challenged by Spring Valley village attorney Bruce Levine. Suzanne Barclay and Paul Whelan are vying for the Orangetown supervisor’s seat being vacated by Kleiner. And in Stony Point, William Sherwood and Peter Muller are vying to succeed incumbent supervisor Phil Marino, who’s not running.

As for the villages, there are three key mayors’ races. Noramie Jasmin, Allan Thompson, and Jacques Michel are up for the seat being vacated by incumbent mayor George Darden. Richard Kavesh and Denise Hogan square off for Nyack Supervisor. And in Suffern, Dagan LaCorte takes on James Giannettino, with incumbent mayor John Keegan on the ballot but not actively seeking re-election. Finally, Christoph Sanders runs unopposed for mayor in Piermont.