(Editor's Note: The election numbers contained in this story were from the Nassau County Board of Elections and were still unofficial as of press time.)

Residents headed for the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6 - Election Day 2007 - to vote for their candidates of choice.

In the 14th Legislative District, Democratic incumbent Legislator David Mejias had a slight lead over Republican challenger Joseph Belesi as of press time.

Mejias, who was running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines, received 6,182 votes, and Belesi received 5,960. The just over 200 vote difference was too close to call on election night and the absentee ballots will need to be counted in order to decide the winner. The winner of the 14th Legislative District will determine which party holds the majority in the Nassau County Legislature.

In the 16th Legislative District, Democrat incumbent Judy Jacobs, who was also running on the Independence and Working Families party lines, was re-elected to her seventh term as legislator, defeating challenger Joseph Girardi, who was running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. Jacobs received 7,267 votes and Girardi received 4,340.

Legislator terms are two years.

Despite strong Democratic opposition, Republicans won all open seats in the Town of Oyster Bay races, which include supervisor, three council seats, town clerk and town receiver of taxes.

In the race for Oyster Bay Supervisor, residents returned incumbent Supervisor John Venditto to a fifth term in office. Venditto, who ran on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party lines, received 32,166 votes while his challenger, Democrat Joseph Terino, Jr., received 15,083 votes. Supervisor terms are two years.

Residents of Oyster Bay Town also voted for three of six candidates for town board. The three Republican incumbents, Anthony Macagnone, Joseph Muscarella and Rose Marie Walker, were re-elected, defeating Democratic candidates Jay Cherlin, Carol Gordon and Keith Scalia.

Vote totals were as follows: Muscarella, who ran on the Republican, Independence and Conservative Party lines, received 29,435 votes; Walker, who ran on the Republican, Independence and Conservative Party lines, received 28,087 votes; Macagnone, who ran on the Republican, Independence and Conservative Party lines, received 28,333 votes; Scalia, who ran on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, received 17,464 votes; Cherlin, who ran on the Democratic Party lines, received 16,213 votes; and Gordon, who ran on the Democratic Party lines, received 16,580 votes. Oyster Bay Town Board terms are two years voted for at-large.

In the race for Oyster Bay Town Clerk, incumbent Steve Labriola, who ran on the Republican, Independence and Conservative Party lines, defeated Democratic Party candidate Matthew Meng. Labriola garnered 30,026 votes; Meng received 15,692. Town clerk terms are two years.

James Stefanich was re-elected Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes. First elected in 2000, Stefanich, who ran on the Republican and Conservative Party lines, received 27,640 votes, defeating Democratic, Independence and Working Families Party candidate Marie McCormack, who received 18,332 votes. Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes terms are four years.

Oyster Bay residents also approved a new $60 million SEA (Save Environmental Assets) Fund bond to protect drinking water, parklands, Audubon Important Bird Areas and other critical wildlife habitats. Residents voted 22,318 in favor of the bond while 8,684 voted against it.