The four Democratic candidates running for Congresswoman Nan Hayworth’s District 19 seat this year promised to fight for clean, renewable energy, social security, the health care bill, and for infrastructure improvements to create jobs last night. The candidates - Dr. Richard Becker, a Cortlandt Town Councilman; Tom Wilson, Mayor of Tuxedo Park; Matt Alexander, Mayor of Wappingers Falls and Duane Jackson, Buchanan resident and New York City businessman – introduced themselves to a crowd of about 50, gathered in the Peekskill Neighborhood Center. The forum was hosted by the Peekskill …

The unofficial final results of Tuesday's local and county elections have been released by the Westchester County Board of Elections. See the final numbers below. To read more about the outcome of the elections, click here. ___   Local Elections, Peekskill, Nov. 8, 2011 Candidate # of Votes Precentage of Votes Mary Foster (mayor) 1,834 58 Tony Washington (mayor) 1,333 42 Don Bennett (council) 1,751 19 Darren Rigger (council) 1,648 18 Kathleen Talbot (council) 1,727 19 Steve Woods (council) 1,331 15 Joe Brady (council) 1,393 15 Barbara Kerasiotes (council) 1,302 14 ___ Westchester County …

Updated, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.: Board of Elections released the final results. With 100 percent of Peelskill’s election districts reporting, the Westchester Conty Board of Elections shows that only 3,167 people voted in Tuesday's mayoral election. Foster won 1,834 votes and Washington received 1,333 votes. City council candidates received between 1,300 and 1,700 votes each, with the democrats leading, showing that about 1,500 people voted in that race. With a population of 23,500 people, 18,290 are over the age of 18 and, those with citizenship, are eligible to vote. The 3,167 people who voted …

Editor's Note, Nov. 10: This article was written before 100 percent of the city's district's had been tallied. Click here for the final unofficial results from the County Board of Elections. ___ Nov. 9, 2011 The Republican Party’s stronghold on the city of Peekskill for more than twenty years has been pushed further into the past with the democrats’ win of another two-years in City Hall. But local GOP say they will "remain vigilant" to maintain their presence. Last night, Mayor Mary Foster was unofficially elected to her third two-year term as the city’s mayor. Her running mates, Don Bennett…

With 19 of 22 election districts reporting, incumbent Mayor Mary Foster won the election with about 59 percent of those votes. Her democratic slate also beat their republican challengers by three to five percentage points. How do you feel about the unofficial results? Take our poll or tell us in the comments.

Supervisor Linda Puglisi and council members Dr. Richard Becker and Frank Farrell were re-elected to their positions last night. Justice Daniel McCarthy wins election for town judge, according to unofficial numbers from the Westchester County Board of Elections. According to the BOE, with 37 or 39 districts reporting, Puglisi received 4,484 votes, Becker received 4,003 votes and Francis received 4,002 votes. Puglisi has been supervisor for twenty years and is proud of her tax record, she kept this years tax increase below the two percent tax cap at only 1.5 percent, and has kept taxes below …

Editor's Note, Nov. 10: This article was written before 100 percent of Peekskill's election districts results were tallied. Click here for the total unofficial results. ____ Nov. 9, 2011 Enthusiastic high-fives and hugs were passed around the Peekskill Democrats headquarters on Main Street Tuesday around 10:45 p.m. as final unofficial results were announced. Incumbent Mayor Mary Foster and her slate for City Council- Kathleen Talbot, Darren Rigger and incumbent Don Bennett-swept the election winning all four contested seats. “I guess Peekskill likes what it sees,” said Foster, who maintained …

In the County Legislator race for District 1, incumbent John Testa garnered about twice as many votes as democratic challenger Michael Kane, according to the unofficial Westchester County Board of Elections results announced last night. In the District 9 race, Democrat Catherine Borgia received about 55 percent of the votes, beating her Republican opponent Susan Konig by ten percentage points. (Details at the end of this article). District 1 covers Yorktown, Peekskill and Cortlandt, including Buchanan and District 9 Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt, Peekskill, Ossining, Briarcliff. A portion of …

The Peekskill Democrats were in lead the entire night as unofficial numbers from the Board of Elections rolled in to Dem headquarters tonight. Mayor Mary Foster won the election with 59 percent of the votes, or 1,538 votes, with Republican challenger Tony Washington earning 1,080 votes, according to Westchester County Board of Elections. After cheers and hugs Foster told Patch, "I guess Peekskill likes what it sees!" Foster will serve her third two-year term and the City Council members will serve four year terms. All democratic candidates except County Legislator candidate Michael Kane won …

Click through the photos above for a visual presentation of Peekskill-Cortlandt's 2011 Elections. Do you have an election-related photo? Add it to the photos above! For more on Politics on Patch, click here. ___ Thanks for reading. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Update, Nov. 8, 8:45 p.m. A steady stream of voters strolling in to Peekskill High School gym to vote have different priorities as they head to the polls. Many agree that education and support for the city's youth is a key issue. Others mention the environment, Indian Point, speed bumps, supporting the library and litter. "Education, the jobs issue, and, what is near and dear to my heart, giving youth opportunities," said Keith Stanton, a 20-year resident of Peekskill who has an 11 year old son. Stanton said he learned about the candidates from their door knocks and debate at his church, …

Some of the candidates for Mayor, City Council and County Legislator District 1 tell us what they are thinking on Election Eve and Election Day. Click through the photos above to read the candidates' thoughts and check back throughout the day Tuesday for more as we talk to more candidates and track emotions and reactions on Election Day. Also, look for the Peekskill Democratic and Republican parties' "dueling Winnebagos," campaign vehicles driving through town to promote their candidates. If you spot one, or both, snap a photo and email it to me or post to this article. Running for Council …

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8, when Peekskill-Cortlandt residents can make sure local government is hearing them by electing candidates to the Peekskill City Council, Peekskill Mayor, Cortlandt Town Board, Cortlandt Supervisor, and Westchester County Board of Legislators, as well as Cortlandt town justice. Click here for candidate profiles, Q&As, debate coverage and related campaign stories. Below is a guide to local and county races, including who is running on which party lines. Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 8. To get more information about the new voting machines, click …

On Tuesday, Nov. 8 voters will elect the man or woman that they think is best to run the City of Peekskill for the next two years. The contestants in the mayoral race are incumbent Mary Foster, endorsed by the Peekskill Democratic City Committee and Tony Washington, endorsed by the Peekskill Republican City Committee. The PRCC candidates for City Council are Barbara Kerasiotes, Steve Woods and Joe Brady. The PDCC candidates for City Council include Darren Rigger, Kathleen Talbot and incumbent Deputy Mayor Don Bennett. For more on the PRCC candidates click here and for more on the PDCC …

The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee had no finding in a complaint from Republican candidate for Peekskill Mayor against Darren Rigger, candidate for Peekskill Common Council and the Peekskill Democratic City Committee. The Committee met on Thursday, Nov. 3 and Washington was represented by Vincent Vesce; Rigger represented himself, accompanied by attorney Reginald Johnson. Washington complained that in campaign literature the Democratic Party had claine its candidates were endorsed by the Independence Party, when their names were not on the ballot under the Independence …

Peekskill Democratic Common Council candidate Darren Rigger’s complaints regarding  Peekskill’s GOP mayoral candidate Tony Washington were found valid by the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee met on Nov. 3. According to Rigger, Washington’s “campaign literature and the web site of the Peekskill Republican Party contained false and misleading claims that Mayor Foster and the Peekskill Common Council had imposed a utility tax on the residents of Peekskill.” The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee, chaired by Evelyn Stock, ruled Washington’s practice on that …

On Nov. 8 local voters will have a lot of choices to make at the local and county levels. Patch sent County Legislator District 1 candidates John Testa(R,C) and Michael Kane (D,WF) the following questions and asked for brief responses. Kane provided responses, but Testa said he was unable and asked us to provide you with several links that will provide more information on where he stands on the issues. You can find those links at the bottom of this article. To read Kane's biography click here. Q&A with Michael Kane: Q: Why are you running for election?A: I believe that government needs to be …

County Legislator candidate for District 1, Michael Kane (D-WF), responded to the Fair Campaign Practices Committee's ruling that Kane has engaged in unfair campaign practices. One of the rulings was that it was false for Kane to claim that he was endorsed by the Independence Party on campaign literature.Yestrday Kane sent an Aug. 24, 2011 letter from the Westchester County Independence party chair concerning the endorsement of his campaign for County Legislator, prior to the primary. Kane lost the Independence line in the write-in primary this September, but says he still has the endorsement…

The future of Indian Point, which needs its license renewed before 2015 to continue as a nuclear powerhouse, looks diametrically different to the two county legislature candidates in the plant’s home district. Both from Peekskill, the candidates disagreed sharply in a debate Wednesday on what should be done with the controversial, 40-year-old facility. Closing Indian Point would be “devastating,” said incumbent Republican Legislator John G. Testa, who noted that it provides for a quarter or more of Westchester’s energy needs. Saying the county could ill-afford to lose this generating capacity…

On Nov. 8 Peekskill voters will have a lot of choices to make. There are three open Common Council seats and the mayor is also up for reelection. Patch sent all candidates the following five questions and asked for brief responses. This Q&A with mayoral candidate Tony Washington is the last of our series featuring the candidates' responses. Read Washington's biography here. To view all candidates' responses click here. We will continue to cover the election and campaigns. Democratic candidates Kathleen Talbot, Darren Rigger and Don Bennett (incumbent) are running for the Council seats. Mayor …