2020 Primaries: Engel Trails; Mail-Ins May Determine Winners

Michael Woyton
Updated ·6 min read

UPDATE, 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 — Voters were still lined up in Mamaroneck to vote at 11 p.m.

UPDATE, 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 — There are reports of people still waiting on line to vote in North Castle, Ardsley and White Plains. If people were standing on line at 9 p.m., when the polls were scheduled to close, they are still eligible to vote.

Attorney General Letitia James issued a statement regarding the right of voters to cast ballots if they are standing in line at the time polls close:

“Any voter standing in line to vote at the time that polls close must be allowed to vote. If you are in line to vote, stay in line. There is no ambiguity about it, and if anyone is told otherwise, we strongly implore them to report it to my office at: ag.ny.gov/election-hotline."


HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Absentee ballots, early voting, different polling places — Hudson Valley voters have braved a lot of changes due to the new coronavirus pandemic to pick their preferred candidates in a lot of regional primaries. The races included U.S. Congress, state Senate and Assembly and Westchester District Attorney.

State election officials said county boards of elections have received a historically high number of absentee ballots for all the June 23 primaries due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unofficial election night results do not include the results of absentee ballot voting. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by June 23 and received by the Board of Elections no later than June 30, 2020 to be counted, as per New York State Election Law Section 8-412(1).

Here are Primary Night vote results as posted by the state Board of Elections. Patch will keep you updated as the process goes on. For the profiles that candidates submitted to Patch, click on their hyperlinked names.

Congressional District 16

Democratic primary

Incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel, who has been in Congress since 1989, is being challenged by three others to be the Democratic candidate for 16th Congressional District in November. One candidate — Andom Ghebreghiorgis — dropped out of the race after the ballots were printed. The 16th Congressional District includes the northern Bronx and Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Rye, Rye City and parts of Ardsley, Hastings-on-Hudson and Edgemont.

The unofficial results are:

360 of 732 election districts at 11:40 p.m.

Congressional District 17

Longtime Rep. Nita Lowey is retiring from a district that now includes most of Westchester County and all of Rockland. Nine people from the two major political parties seek to replace the powerful congresswoman, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee. Catherine Parker dropped out of the race after the ballots were printed.

As of 11:30 p.m., the New York State Board of Elections had 223 of 398 districts reporting. The top vote-getter was Mondaire Jones with 43.7 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

As of 11:30 p.m., the New York State Board of Elections had 223 of 398 districts reporting. McArdle Schulman had 73 percent of the vote.

Congressional District 19

Republican primary

Ola Hawatmeh, of Oneonta, is running against Kyle Van De Water, of Millbrook, to be the Republican on the ballot in November for the 19th Congressional District. The winner will challenge first-term Democratic Rep. Antonio Delgado of Rhinebeck.

The 19th District is made up of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster counties and part of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties.

322 of 330 election districts at 11:40 p.m.

  • Ola Hawatmeh: 5,405

  • Kyle Van De Water: 4,975

New York State Senate

District 34

Democratic Primary

The first term senator who unseated once-powerful Jeffrey Klein faces a challenger who considers her too progressive. The district covers part of the Bronx and part of Westchester, and there are 114,701 active enrolled Democrats, and 108,307 of them are Bronx residents, according to the New York State Board of Elections.

With 266 of 274 districts reporting, Biaggi had 78 percent of the vote.

District 38

The incumbent, David Carlucci, chose to run for Congress. Five people are vying to replace him, and the winner of the Democratic primary will face the winner of the Republican primary. The oddly drawn district includes all of Rockland County plus a tiny section of Westchester across the Hudson River.

Democratic primary

With just 27 of 68 districts reporting as of 11:30 p.m., Justin Sweet had a lead with 41 percent of the vote according to the state board of elections.

Republican primary

With just 27 of 68 districts reporting as of 11:30 p.m., the state elections board said Bill Weber had 70 percent of the vote.

New York State Assembly

District 91

Democratic primary

Incumbent Assemblyman Steven Otis is being challenged for the Democratic line on the November ballot by Rye resident Meg Cameron, is co-owner of Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, New York's only car manufacturer. Assembly District 91 includes Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Port Chester and portions of New Rochelle.

45 of 101 election districts reporting at 11:40 p.m.

District 92

Democratic primary

Incumber Assemblyman Tom Abinanti is being challenged by Jennifer Williams of Irvington. The 92nd District includes the all of the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant.

59 of 123 election districts reporting at 11:40 p.m.

District 93

Democratic incumbent David Buchwald chose to run for Congress. Five people seek to replace him.

With all districts in, the New York Board of Elections reported the day's totals as:

Democratic primary

Westchester District Attorney

Democratic primary

Incumbent Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. is being challenged for the job by former federal prosecutor Mimi Rocah.

14 of 949 election districts reporting at 11:40 p.m.

You can also check out results on your county's board of elections website.

This article originally appeared on the New Rochelle Patch