Local voters returned Republican incumbents to their seats in Congress, the Senate and the Assembly on Tuesday. (Editor's Note: Please note that the total number of votes indicated were the latest as of press time.)

Republican incumbent Donna Ferrara was re-elected to serve her sixth term in the newly reapportioned 15th Assembly District. Ferrara, who was first elected in 1992, received approximately 22,210 votes or 62 percent, defeating political newcomer and Democratic challenger Jim Buonagura who received approximately 9,006 votes (28 percent) and Right to Life candidate George Jung who received approximately 918 votes (3 percent).

The district includes communities (or portions of) Westbury, East Meadow, Old Westbury, Bethpage, Syosset, Jericho, Hicksville, Oyster Bay and East Norwich.

Republican incumbent Carl Marcellino defeated Democratic and Green Party candidate Roger Snyder and Liberal and Right to Life Party candidate Paul Nehrich. Marcellino received approximately 23,533 votes (65 percent) while Snyder and Nehrich received approximately 11,432 (32 percent) and 1,181 (three percent), respectively. Marcellino was first elected to the Senate in 1996.

The 5th Senate District includes the communities (or portions of) Hicksville, Syosset, Plainview, Oyster Bay and Glen Cove.

In the 6th Senatorial District, Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon defeated Democratic candidate Norman St. George. Hannon, who was first elected to the Senate in 1989, received approximately 61 percent of the vote while St. George received approximately 35 percent. Right to Life candidate Paul F. Callahan received 2,067 votes (three percent) while Liberal candidate Patricia Maher received 528 (one percent). This will mark Hannon's eighth term in office.

The 6th Senatorial District, which was minimally affected by the recent redistricting throughout the state, covers communities such as East Meadow, Hicksville, Farmingdale, Garden City, Levittown, Massapequa and Plainview.

Michael Balboni, the Republican incumbent for the 7th Senate District, was re-elected to his fourth term. Balboni, who also ran on the Independent and Conservative Party lines, received approximately 47,480 votes (62 percent), defeating Chris Murray, the Democratic, Liberal and Working Families candidate. Murray received approximately 28,751 (38 percent).

The 7th district includes the communities (or parts) of Westbury, Floral Park, Hicksville, New Hyde Park, Mineola, Manhasset, Port Washington and Great Neck.

In the 3rd Congressional District, Republican Incumbent Peter King prevailed with approximately 117,1110 votes or 72 percent. King was challenged by Democrat Stuart Finz, a political newcomer, who received approximately 44,289 votes (27 percent) and Liberal candidate Janeen DePrima, who received approximately 1,433 votes (one percent). This election win will mark King's sixth term in Congress.

The 3rd Congressional District includes the communities (or portions of) Hicksville, Farmingdale, Plainedge, the Massapequas, Wantagh, Seaford, East Meadow and Levittown.