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noVeMBer 4 - 10, 2021
Big night for Nassau GOP
But local Democratic incumbents remained ahead HeralD STaff reporT sbrinton@liherald.com
As the Herald went to press late Tuesday night, Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive, with 92 percent of precincts reporting. At press time, an official winner had not been declared, but Blakeman had 52 percent of the vote to Curran’s 48 percent. Close to 20,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted, however. What was certain: Republican Anne Donnelly, a 32-year career prosecutor in the Nassau district attorney’s office, was declared the winner in the contest for D.A. Donnelly defeated State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, garnering 60 percent of the vote. Republican Elaine Phillips, a for mer state senator, was declared the winner in the race for county comptroller, besting Democrat Ryan Cronin. And Republican Maureen O’Connell
graphic changes over the past 10 years.” This means that it cannot be The U.S. Census Bureau last said definitively that Baldwin month released local data on has seen a 10 percent increase in racial demographics, showing the non-Hispanic Black populathat since the 2010 census, Bald- tion, but rather that more resiwin has seen a 41 percent dents identify as Black, whether increase in total popthey feel safer identiulation, a 10 percent fying as such, have increase in those redefined their idenreporting to be Black tities over the past 10 and a 17 percent years or have the decrease in those option with this surreporting to be vey to identify as white. more than one race. News outlets, They could also be local and national, new to the area. have reported on an The 2020 census increase in diversity collected data on ethacross the country, nicity and race in advancing the narrat wo questions. tive that communiRespondents could ties have experiidentity with as enced an influx of many as six races, non-white residents; KaMi ClaHar i n cl u d i n g wh i t e, however, this is not Black or African precisely what the Baldwin American, Americensus data reflect. can Indian or Alaska The bureau issued a news Native, Asian and Native Hawairelease before publishing the ian or Pacific Islander or anothdata, explaining, “We are confi- er race. For the ethnicity quesdent that differences in the over- tion, respondents were asked all racial distributions are large- whether they were Hispanic or ly due to improvements in the Latino, or not. design of the two separate quesIn its news release, referring tions for race data collection and processing as well as some demoContinued on page 15
By CriSTina arroyo roDriguez carroyo@liherald.com
Christina Daly/Herald
BruCe BlaKeMan appeareD poised to defeat incumbent Laura Curran in the race for county executive. appeared headed to victory over Democrat Justin Brown in the voting for county clerk. Incumbent Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin appeared headed toward an easy victory over Democrat Jason Abelove, nearly doubling his vote.
However, Democratic town and county incumbents who serve Baldwin districts remained ahead. Democratic Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby garnered 88 percent of the vote, and Democratic Legislator Debra Mule, 59 percent.
ElEcTion RESUlTS office
Baldwin, diversity and the census
Winner
opponent
county executive
Bruce Blakeman (undeclared) – 52% Laura Curran (d) – 48%
district attorney
anne donnelly (R) – 60%
todd Kaminsky (d) – 40%
comptroller
elaine phillips (R) – 61%
Ryan Cronin (d) – 39%
1st Legislative district
Kevan arahams (d) – 85%
elton McCabe (R) – 15%
4th Legislative district
denise Ford (R) – 69%
Claudia Lovas (d) – 31%
5th Legislative district
debra Mule (d) – 59%
Brian Mcevoy (R) – 41%
town of hempstead Supervisor
don Clavin (R) – 66%
Jason abelove (d) – 34%
town 1st council district dorothy goosby (d) – 88%
James Lamarre (R) – 12%
town 4th council district anthony d’esposito (R) – 68% aaron Meyer (d) – 32%
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iversity should be celebrated by all . . . because it has given a lot of us a much better quality of life.