On Tuesday, Nov. 4, residents went to the polls to vote for such offices as county legislator, town council, town supervisor and board of assessors chairman. The following are the results of the local races:

In the 9th Legislative District, Republican incumbent Richard Nicolello defeated Democratic challenger Matthew Tamares by an 8,414 to 3,822 margin.

Nicolello, who was first elected to the Nassau County Legislature in 1995, will serve his fifth consecutive term. Nicolello will continue to be a part of the Republican minority caucus of the legislature since the Democrats held on to their 10-9 majority on the 19-member legislature.

In a very close race for chairman of the Nassau County Board of Assessors, Democratic challenger Harvey Levinson of Garden City bested Republican incumbent Charles O'Shea. Levinson received 107,338 while O'Shea received 106,102. After his retirement, County Executive Tom Suozzi appointed Levinson special assistant for tax reassessment, which led to his running for the position of county assessor. O'Shea was elected chairman of the county's Board of Assessors back in 1997.

In one of the most highly publicized races of the year, Democrat Jon Kaiman defeated Republican Frank Moroney by a 22,297 to 15,678 margin to become the next Town of North Hempstead Supervisor. Kaiman will now succeed Democrat May Newburger, who served six terms as the supervisor, but decided to retire.

In the race for Council District 3, Republican Angelo Ferrara defeated Democrat Dennis Mortensen of Mineola by a 3,416 to 2,495 margin to become the only Republican to serve on the six-member board.

In the other races for town council, Anthony D'Urso, Thomas Dwyer, Wayne Wink and Fred Pollack were all successful in their re-election bids. In addition, Democrat Robert Troiano defeated Republican Tim O'Connell in the first Council District.

In the race for town clerk, incumbent Democrat Michelle Schimel defeated Republican challenger Rhoda Becker by a 22,436 to 14,538 margin. The town will have a new receiver of taxes as Democrat Rocco Iannarelli defeated Republican Patricia Harrington by a 22,215 to 14,688 margin. The former receiver of taxes, Ann Galante of Mineola, chose to retire.