Beacon / Dutchess Election Results

Editor’s note: Vote totals were updated on Dec. 6 with the certified results.

U.S. HOUSE (DISTRICT 18)

In District 18, which includes Beacon, Rep. Pat Ryan won a second term over challenger Alison Esposito. Ryan, who graduated from West Point in 2004, served two tours in Iraq and is the former Ulster County executive. Esposito, from Orange County, was a member of the New York City Police Department for 25 years before joining the ticket of gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin in 2022.

Alison Esposito (R, C) 150,284 (41.6%)
✓ Pat Ryan (D, WF) 197,633 (54.7%)

Dutchess County
Alison Esposito (R, C) 53,741(41.1%)
✓ Pat Ryan (D, WF) 72,557 (55.6%)

Beacon
Alison Esposito (R, C) 1,585 (21.9%)
✓ Pat Ryan (D, WF) 5,637 (77.9%)

In U.S. House District 19, which includes counties north and west of Dutchess. former Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro trailed challenger Josh Riley by 4,172 votes in his bid for a second term. On Wednesday, Molinaro said he would not concede until all mail-in and affidavit ballots had been counted.

Marc Molinaro (R, C) 180,938 (47.6%)
✓ Josh Riley (D, WF) 187,356 (49.3%)

STATE SENATE (DISTRICT 39)

Rob Rolison won a second, 2-year 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%)

Dutchess County
✓ Rob Rolison (R, C) 53,819 (49.3%)
Yvette Valdés Smith (D, WF) 50,275 (46%)

Beacon
Rob Rolison (R, C) 1,775 (24.7%)
✓ Yvette Valdés Smith (D, WF) 5,400 (75.2%)

DUTCHESS COMPTROLLER

The incumbent is Gregg Pulver, a Republican from Pine Plains, who was named comptroller by then-County Executive William F.X. O’Neil to succeed Robin Lois, who resigned to take a state-level job. Pulver served 10 years in the county Legislature, the last six as its chair, before losing his re-election bid two weeks before the appointment.

He was challenged by Dan Aymar-Blair, a Democrat who is serving his third term representing Ward 4 on the Beacon City Council. Aymar-Blair began his career with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley before moving into the public sector. He has worked for the New York City Department of Education for 15 years and oversees business operations for its special education program. 

✓ Dan Aymar-Blair (D, WF) 72,752 (47.2%)
Gregg Pulver (R, C) 71,823 (46.6%)

Beacon
✓ Dan Aymar-Blair (D, WF) 5,373 (76%)
Gregg Pulver (R, C) 1,683 (23.8%)

STATE ASSEMBLY (DISTRICT 104)

Jonathan Jacobson ran unopposed for his fourth 2-year term representing the district, which includes Beacon.

✓ Jonathan Jacobson (D, WF) 35,787 (64.3%)

BEACON

Amber Grant, appointed in January as an at-large member to fill a vacancy created when Pam Wetherbee was shifted to the Ward 3 seat, was elected to a one-year term. Grant served from 2018 to 2019 as the Ward 4 representative and in 2020 and 2021 as an at-large member. In Ward 3, Wetherbee was elected to a one-year term. She served as the Ward 3 representative from 2014 to 2017.

✓ Amber Grant (at-large) 5,546 (74.6%)
✓ Pam Wetherbee (Ward 3) 1,274 (72.7%)

The other members of the City Council are Mayor Lee Kyriacou, Molly Rhodes (Ward 1), Jeff Domanski (Ward 2), Aymar-Blair (Ward 4) and Paloma Wake (at-large). Aymar-Blair will resign his seat as of Dec. 31; the mayor will appoint a successor. Six of the seven seats will appear on the November 2025 ballot for two-year terms. The mayor, who serves a four-year term, will be on the ballot in 2027.

STATE COURT

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

Justices serve 14-year terms. The Supreme Court justices in Dutchess County are Christi Acker (elected in 2017), Thomas Davis (2021) and Maria Rosa (2012).

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

Dutchess County
✓ Brett Broge (D, C): 73,307
✓ Colleen Duffy (D, C): 80,740
Thomas Humbach (R): 59,273
Leslie Kahn (R): 56,262
✓ Kyle McGovern (D, C): 74,724
Edward Mevec (R): 57,630
Karen Ostberg (R): 57,891
✓ Mary Anne Scattaretico-Naber (D, C): 73,822
Mark Starkman (R): 57,446
✓ Rachel Tanguay (D, C): 72,438

PROPOSITION 1

If approved, 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%)

Dutchess County
✓ Yes: 84,497 (54.9%)
No: 62,143 (40.3%)

Beacon
✓ Yes: 5,530 (78.5%)
No: 1,515 (21.5%)

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%)

Dutchess County
✓ Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WF) 82,986 (53.7%)
Diane Sare (LaRouche) 633 (0.04%)
Michael Sapraicone (R, C) 65,871 (42.6%)

Beacon
✓ Kirsten Gillibrand (D, WF) 5,654 (53.7%)
Diane Sare (LaRouche) 53 (0.07%)
Michael Sapraicone (R, C) 1,535 (21.1%)

U.S. PRESIDENT

The Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, won the state and Dutchess County.

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

Dutchess County
✓ Harris/Walz (D, WF) 79,994 (51.2%)
Trump/Vance (R, C) 71,778 (46.4%)

Beacon
✓ Harris/Walz (D, WF) 5,561 (74.7%)
Trump/Vance (R, C) 1,739 (23.4%)