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NOVEMBER 5 - 11, 2020
Dead heat in 21st District
Absentee ballots may decide race outcome By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com
Election Day 2020 turned out to be a wild one. As of midnight on Tuesday, tens of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted, making projecting winners in any number of races for Congress and the State Legislature tricky, if not impossible. In the 21st District, State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, was losing to Republican challenger Patricia CanzoneriFitzpatrick, who, at press time on Wednesday, had 50 percent of the vote to her opponent’s 49 percent, according to the Nassau County Board of Elections. But thousands of absentee ballots, which could tip the scale of the race, were still to be counted, and tallying them could take days. Meanwhile, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach representing the 9th District, was re-elected with 53 percent of the vote, to 47 percent for his challenger, Victoria Johnson. Kaminsky said it was “really gratifying” to return to Albany, noting that a few years ago, none of Long Island’s senators were Democrats. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat representing the 4th Congressional District, was also re-elected. She grabbed 52 percent of the vote, to 47 per-
Two Covid-19 cases at SSMS Sixth-graders will learn remotely for the next two weeks firmed cases in Rockville Centre schools this fall: Two at the middle school, two at Wilson EleSixth-graders at South Side mentary School and one at South Middle School have switched to Side High School. They include remote learning for two weeks both students and staff. after the district confirmed that “As we are now seeing cases two staff members of Covid-19 in our had tested positive school community,” for Covid-19. The Chang continued, entire school was “we ask for your vigclosed on Monday to ilance in practicing allow the Nassau proper respiratory County Department hygiene, adhering to of Health to conduct social distancing contact tracing, guidelines, using according to district face coverings, and of ficials, and an communicating announcement came with your school later that day that nurses.” the sixth-grade class The district, he would not return to JUNE CHANG said, had been workthe building until Superintendent, ing diligently with Nov. 16. the Health DepartRVC Schools “Out of an abunment and was monidance of caution toring anyone in the and due to the impact of contact schools who reported symptoms. tracing on the operations of “The overall health and safety of SSMS,” district Superintendent our students, staff, and commuJune Chang wrote in a letter to nity is a top priority,” Chang’s the community, “all sixth-grade letter continued, noting that the students will switch to remote custodial staff would continue to lear ning for the next eight clean and disinfect the facilities school days.” daily. According to the Covid-19 All district schools were “dashboard” on the district’s closed on Tuesday, observing website, as of press time on Tuesday there had been five conCONTINUED ON PAGE 9
By JILL NOSSA
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U.S. REP. KATHLEEN Rice, above voting early in Hempstead, won reelection with 52 percent of the vote. cent for Republican Douglas Tuman. “I believe we can move forward from this election stronger and more unified,” Rice said in a statement. “Long Islanders and Americans of all political backgrounds want an end to the dysfunction in Washington, and we can only achieve that if we work together.” As the Herald went to press
Wednesday morning, the presidential race pitting Donald T r ump a g ainst Joe Biden remained undecided, with key battleground states — Pennsylavania, Michigan and Wisconsin, along with Arizona, Nevada and Georgia — still furiously counting votes. The presidency, according to the pundits, may not be decided until Friday.
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Winner
Opponent
4th C.D.
Kathleen Rice (D) – 52%
Douglas Tuman (R) –47%
9th S.D.
Todd Kaminsky (D) - 53%
Victoria Johnson (R)–47%
21st A.D.
Patricia C.-Fitzpatrick (R) 50% Judy Griffin (D) – 49%
he overall health and safety of our students, staff and community is a top priority.