Release Date: 2009-11-04
Original Link: http://presszoom.com/story_150211.html
The hotly contested race for Nassau County Executive has election officials still counting the votes. In the narrowest of margins, current County Exec Tom Suozzi has a tiny lead over the challenger with thousands of votes from absentee ballots yet to be counted. Reports indicate that the leader has a lead just over 200 votes over his rival with 16,000 other votes to be counted.
(PressZoom.com) - The hotly contested race for Nassau County Executive has election officials still counting the votes. In the narrowest of margins, current County Exec Tom Suozzi has a tiny lead over the challenger with thousands of votes from absentee ballots yet to be counted. Reports indicate that the leader has a lead just over 200 votes over his rival with 16,000 other votes to be counted.
Town resident John Dumati says, "The race for Nassau County's top seat is not over one day after the election. With so many ballots to count many things can happen."
Nassau County, New York is one of the most taxed counties in the United States, rivaling Orange County, California. Suozzi was seeking a second term as the leader of the area but was challenged by Republican challenger Ed Mangano.
Officials are deciding the next steps for the uncounted votes and no timetable has been set as to when the winner will be announced.