In last Tuesday's elections, the Democratic Party consolidated gains made by recent years. The Democrats retained their slim 10-9 majority on the Nassau County Legislature, while maintaining a solid majority on the Town of North Hempstead council.

In addition, Harvey Levinson, the Democratic candidate for the chairmanship of the county's Board of Assessors defeated the Republican incumbent, Charles O'Shea, in one of the evening's most tightly contested races. Another Democrat, Jonathan Kaiman, will succeed May Newburger as Town of North Hempstead Supervisor.

Running for his third term, Nassau County Legislator Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington) won a lopsided victory in Nassau County's 10th Legislative District on Tuesday, November 4. Johnson was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Mitchell Winn, by a 8,661 to 3,458 total.

In Town of North Hempstead council races where the candidate will represent slices of the Roslyn area, Thomas K. Dwyer defeated Jerome J. Galluscio by a 4,382 to 1,889 margin. Wayne Wink held off a challenge by Edward Kitt, winning with an equally large margin of 4,064 to 1,895 votes. In a much closer race, Fred Pollack defeated Carlo Manganillo by a 3,879 to 2,409 vote. Democrats also held onto both the town clerk and receiver of taxes offices in the Town of North Hempstead. Michelle Schimel was re-elected as town clerk, while Rocco Iannarelli will succeed Anne Galante as receiver of taxes.

In the supervisor's race, Jonathan Kaiman defeated Francis X. Moroney by a 22,297 to 15,678 margin. Harvey Levinson's margin of victory over Charles J. O'Shea was by a slim 107,338 to 106,102 vote.

"I am deeply honored and humbled by the ongoing support of my constituents," said Legislator Craig Johnson of his re-election victory.

"Their trust in me and my ability to help Nassau County turn the corner toward financial stability is vitally important to my individual goals and the greater goals of the administration and Democratic majority. I am confident that we will continue to make strides toward fiscal solvency and that residents will again be proud to be a part of this great county.

"I believe the numbers illustrate a clear mandate from the people that they like what we have been doing and that they want us to continue," he continued. "They understand the necessity of doing what needed to be done to get the county back on the right track. Nassau County residents can again hold their heads up high. I will continue to ensure we never take a step back to the way things were. We have come too far."