Philipstown / Putnam Election Results

Editor’s note: Vote totals were updated on Dec. 5 with the certified and Philipstown results.

U.S. HOUSE (DISTRICT 17)

In District 17, which includes Philipstown, incumbent Mike Lawler, a Republican, held off a challenge from Mondaire Jones to win his second, 2-year term.

Lawler, a Rockland County native who is a former executive director of the New York State Republican Party, defeated incumbent Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in 2022 by 3,200 votes among 278,000 cast. Jones was elected to Congress in 2020 and served one term representing the former District 17 before redistricting. Anthony Frascone appeared on the Working Families line after winning a primary over Jones.

Anthony Frascone (WF) 7,493 (1.9%)
Mondaire Jones (D) 173,405 (44.1%)
✓ Mike Lawler (R, C) 197,329 (50.2%)

Putnam County
Anthony Frascone (WF) 1,393 (2.5%)
Mondaire Jones (D) 21,399 (37.8%)
✓ Mike Lawler (R, C) 31,821 (56.4%)

Philipstown
Anthony Frascone (WF) 138 (2.2%)
✓ Mondaire Jones (D) 3,793 (59.3%)
Mike Lawler (R, C) 2,302 (36%)

STATE SENATE (DISTRICT 39)

Rob Rolison won a second term over challenger Yvette Valdés Smith, a member of the Dutchess County Legislature whose district includes Ward 4 in Beacon.

✓ Rob Rolison (R, C) 73,271 (48.4%)
Yvette Valdés Smith (D, WF) 69,973 (46.2%)

Putnam County
Rob Rolison (R, C) 5,971 (45.2%)
✓ Yvette Valdés Smith (D, WF) 6,611 (50%)

Philipstown
Rob Rolison (R, C) 2,248 (35.2%)
✓ Yvette Valdés Smith (D, WF) 3,842 (60.1%)

Sen. Pete Harckham, whose district includes Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Southeast and Brewster in Putnam County, as well as the City of Peekskill, won a fourth term over challenger Gina Arena.

Gina Arena (R, C) 76,586 (44.1%)
✓ Pete Harckham (D, WF) 88,504 (50.9%)

STATE ASSEMBLY (DISTRICT 95)

Dana Levenberg, the first-term incumbent for the district that includes Philipstown, is a former Ossining supervisor and was chief of staff to her predecessor, Sandy Galef, who held the seat for 30 years. She was challenged by Michael Capalbo, a business analyst who lives in Yorktown.

Michael Capalbo (R, C) 21,794 (34%)
✓ Dana Levenberg (D, WF) 38,457 (60%)

Philipstown
Michael Capalbo (R, C) 2,095 (32.8%)
✓ Dana Levenberg (D, WF) 3,963 (62%)

COLD SPRING

Laura Bozzi and Tweeps Phillips Woods had no challengers to return to the Village Board. Bozzi was appointed and then elected to the board in 2022 and won her second 2-year term. Woods won a one-year term in 2021 and was seeking her second full term. The other board members are Mayor Kathleen Foley, Aaron Freimark and Eliza Starbuck, whose seats will be on the ballot in 2025.

✓ Laura Bozzi (Good Neighbors) 620 (46.4%)
✓ Tweeps Phillips Woods (Service Party) 689 (51.2%)

PHILIPSTOWN

Camille Linson ran unopposed for her third 4-year term as Philipstown justice. She defeated Faye Thorpe in 2016 with 55 percent of the vote and was not challenged in 2020.

✓ Camille Linson (D, C) 4,758 (74.3%)

PUTNAM COUNTY

Nancy Montgomery, who represents Philipstown and part of Putnam Valley on the Legislature and is its sole Democrat, had no opponent for her third 3-year term. She defeated former legislator Barbara Scuccimarra in 2018 and 2021.

✓ Nancy Montgomery (D, United Putnam) 4,990 (70.4%)

Two other county legislative races were on ballots. In District 7 (Mahopac), Daniel Birmingham ran unopposed to succeed Joseph Castellano, who could not run because of term limits. Birmingham served in the Legislature from 2004 to 2012.

✓ Daniel Birmingham (R, C) 4,055 (70.2%)

In District 4 (Patterson), there is a three-way race between Randall Mulkins, Laura Russo and Jennifer Bumgarner to succeed Ginny Nacerino, who also could not run because of term limits.

Jennifer Bumgarner (Patterson First) 260 (5.4%)
Randall Mulkins (D, WF) 1,912 (39.4%)
✓ Laura Russo (R, C) 2,681 (52.1%)

Wendy Erickson, one of three Putnam County coroners, ran unopposed for a second 4-year term.

✓ Wendy Erickson (R, C) 39,253 (69.6%)

STATE COURT

There were 10 candidates for five seats on the state Supreme Court for the 9th Judicial District, which includes Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties.

Justices serve 14-year terms. The Supreme Court justices in Putnam County are Gina Capone (elected in 2019) and Victor Grossman (2013).

Despite its name, the Supreme Court is not the highest court in New York. That is the Court of Appeals. Instead, it is a trial court that operates at the county level.

✓ Brett Broge (D, C): 486,301
Private practice, Orange County
✓ Colleen Duffy (D, C): 530,508
Incumbent
Thomas Humbach (R): 344,364
Rockland County Attorney
Leslie Kahn (R): 333,190
Clarkstown town justice (Rockland)
✓ Kyle McGovern (D, C): 500,597
Tarrytown judge (Westchester)
Edward Mevec (R): 336,727
State administrative law judge
Karen Ostberg (R): 335,664
Minisink town justice (Orange)
✓ Mary Anne Scattaretico-Naber (D, C): 492,257
Westchester Family Court
Mark Starkman (R): 332,817
Private practice, Orange County
✓ Rachel Tanguay (D, C): 481,346
Rockland Family Court

Putnam County
Brett Broge (D, C): 22,761
✓ Colleen Duffy (D, C): 25,250
✓ Thomas Humbach (R): 26,365
Leslie Kahn (R): 25,114
Kyle McGovern (D, C): 23,605
✓ Edward Mevec (R): 25,582
✓ Karen Ostberg (R): 25,464
Mary Anne Scattaretico-Naber (D, C): 23,199
✓ Mark Starkman (R): 25,267
Rachel Tanguay (D, C): 22,578

Philipstown
✓ Brett Broge (D, C): 3,855
✓ Colleen Duffy (D, C): 4,107
Thomas Humbach (R): 1,798
Leslie Kahn (R): 1,714
✓ Kyle McGovern (D, C): 3,928
Edward Mevec (R): 1,739
Karen Ostberg (R): 1,728
✓ Mary Anne Scattaretico-Naber (D, C): 3,891
Mark Starkman (R): 1,714
✓ Rachel Tanguay (D, C): 3,832

PROPOSALS

Proposition 1

This proposal will amend the state constitution, which now protects against unequal treatment based on race, color, creed and religion, to also protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, as well as reproductive healthcare and autonomy. The amendment allows laws to prevent or undo past discrimination.

✓ Yes: 4,541,823 (56.6%)
No: 2,792,627 (34.9%)

Putnam County
Yes: 26,140 (46.4%)
✓ No: 26,269 (46.6%)

Philipstown
✓ Yes: 3,989 (66.5%)
No: 2,009 (33.5%)

U.S. SENATE

The incumbent, Kirsten Gillibrand, won her third 6-year term.

✓ Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WF) 4,483,586 (55.8%)
Diane Sare (LaRouche) 36,527 (0.05%)
Michael Sapraicone (R, C) 3,150,639 (39.2%)

Putnam County
Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WF) 24,920 (45.8%)
Diane Sare (LaRouche) 202 (0.04%)
✓ Michael Sapraicone (R, C) 29,310 (53.8%)

Philipstown
✓ Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WF) 4,137 (66.6%)
Diane Sare (LaRouche) 27 (0.04%)
Michael Sapraicone (R, C) 2,049 (33%)

U.S. PRESIDENT

The Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, won the state and Dutchess County but the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, won Putnam.

✓ Kamala Harris/Tim Walz (D, WF) 4,389,981 (54.7%)
Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R, C) 3,468,963 (43.2%)

Putnam County
Harris/Walz (D, WF) 23,926 (42.4%)
✓ Trump/Vance (R, C) 31,553 (56.6%)

Philipstown
✓ Harris/Walz (D, WF) 4,058 (63.5%)
Trump/Vance (R, C) 2,174 (34.5%)