(Editor's Note: the election numbers contained in this story were still unofficial as of press time.)

Residents headed for the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7 - Election Day 2006 - to vote for their candidates of choice.

There were no major upsets with all incumbents being re-elected. With Governor George Pataki announcing that he will not run for re-election and current Attorney General Eliot Spitzer running for governor - the two seats were open. Democrats had a major victory in statewide elections with Eliot Spitzer winning the gubernatorial race defeating Republican candidate John Faso and Democrat Andrew Cuomo defeating Republican Jeanine Pirro in the race for attorney general.

Democrat incumbent Hillary Rodham Clinton was re-elected to the United States Senate defeating Republican candidate John Spencer.

In the race for New York State Comptroller, despite his recent controversy, incumbent Democrat Alan Hevisi defeated Republican challenger Christopher Callaghan.

In the races for US Congress, Democrat incumbent Steve Israel defeated Republican challenger John Bulger in a landslide in the 2nd Congressional District. Israel received 11,220 votes to Bugler's 3,264. In the 3rd Congressional District Republican incumbent Peter King defeated Democrat challenger David Mejias receiving 76,488 votes to 61,228 for Mejias.

In the New York State Senate races, incumbent Republican Carl Marcellino defeated Democratic challenger Leslie Bielanski in the 5th Senate District. Marcellino received 25,887 votes to Bielanski's 19,170 votes.

"I am honored that the residents of the 5th Senate District choose to return me to office and allow me to continue to serve their interests in Albany," said Marcellino. "I thank everyone who came out to vote; your faith and confidence in me made this victory possible."

In the 6th District, Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon defeated Democratic challenger Casilda Roper-Simpson with Hannon receiving 40,042 votes to Roper-Simpson's 28,661.

In the New York State Assembly races, incumbent Democrat Charles Lavine defeated Republican challenger Steve Gonzalez in the 13th Assembly District. Lavine received 23,122 votes to Gonzalez's 12,043. In the 15th Assembly District incumbent Republican Rob Walker defeated Democratic challenger Matthew Pangburn with Walker receiving 18,408 votes to Pangburn's 12,749.

In Nassau County, residents overwhelmingly passed proposition 1 by a vote of 116,176 to 34,342. The proposition, which follows a $50-million bond approved in 2004, will add approximately $16 per year to the average county property tax bill for the next 20 years.