Incumbents all walked away with victories on Election Day as Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Hempstead Town Councilman Ed Ambrosino, Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin and Nassau County Legislators John Ciotti and Vincent Muscarella all walked away with victories.

In the race for town supervisor, Murray easily defeated her challenger, Democrat Kevin Gorman, by a 66,043 to 30,729 margin. Murray believes that some of the communities in the town such as Elmont and West Hempstead are on the cusp of major improvements.

"I'm certainly very grateful to our town residents' mandate. It's very humbling to see the overwhelming numbers that came in for all of us. I'm just delighted that I get a chance to serve the residents for another two years because this is a great job and I've loved every minute of it," the town supervisor said.

Murray also won in the West Hempstead region where she has been criticized for failing to close the controversial Courtesy Hotel. However, an urban renewal plan for the area is in the works. "Clearly a vast majority thinks we're heading in the right direction and I'm excited about that," she said. "I hope that those few residents that are perhaps skeptical about our plan will come into the fold and get excited as I am about our urban renewal plan because I really think at the end of the day, developing not only the Courtesy site at 2.7 acres but doing those 10 acres in a cohesive fashion will really be the best solution for the West Hempstead community."

Another initiative for her next term in office will be trying to locate a supermarket at the site of the former Argo movie theater in Elmont. At the Nov. 13 town council meeting, the town council will be looking to adopt a blight study for that area.

West Hempstead resident N. Scott Banks failed in his bid to return to the Hempstead Town Board as he was defeated by Republican incumbent Ed Ambrosino by a 10,035 to 5,455 margin. Ambrosino serves as the co-chair, along with Sandra Smith, of the Elmont Coalition for Sustainable Development.

In what was expected to be a tough race and a rematch of two years ago, Ciotti faced off against Democrat Ali Mirza for the Third Legislative District. As was the case in 2005, Ciotti emerged victorious, winning by a 5,337 to 3,967 margin.

In the Eighth Legislative District, Muscarella held on to his seat by easily defeated newcomer Michael Uhl of West Hempstead by a 7,633 to 2,347 margin.