Politics & Government
18th District Race to be Certified Monday
Official results of the Nassau County Legislature, 18th District race will be announced Monday.
After a long-fought battle, the race for the District 18 seat of the Nassau County Legislature is finally coming to a close.
The Board of Elections told Patch.com Friday that certification of the election results is slated for Monday.
Democratic candidate leads Republican opponent . A total of this past week, said Germino.
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After the polls closed on Election Day, . A recount of 500 paper ballots - including absentee, affidavit (hand-written) and emergency - resulted in a 66-vote turnaround for DeRiggi-Whitton, according to LIHerald.com.
Earlier this week, the voting machines were recanvassed to determine a clear winner, said the Board of Elections. A “recanvass” is a manual check of the digitized numbers fed through each electronic machine on Election Day.
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The 18th district covers Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Bayville, Locust Valley, Brookville, Glen Head, Greenvale and Jericho.
Official results for the Glen Cove mayoral race is yet to be determined, according to both candidates. by approximately 100 votes.
The Board of Elections could not be reached for comment regarding the mayoral race.
Patch will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Editor's Note: Amanda Fiscina contributed to this article.
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