Beats Delaney by 17,197 votes
Acting Supreme Court Judge James W. Hubert won a regular spot on the 9th Judicial District court bench in the Nov. 4 election when he defeated lawyer-folk singer Montgomery J. Delaney by 17,197 votes.
According to unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections, Hubert, a Democrat, got 222,578 votes and Delaney, a Republican, received 205,381. Official tallies for state elections were still pending as of Nov. 11.
Hubert had become a Supreme Court judge on an acting basis in 2008.
The 9th Judicial District covers the counties of Putnam, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, and Rockland.