Election Night Updates: Belmont Wins

The votes are in, and Patch is on the scene. Read up on your newly elected Harrison representatives.

Harrison Mayor

Joan Walsh is seeking her third term in office after serving four years as Harrison's supervisor. Prior to taking office, Walsh, 77, served as Harrison Town Clerk for 13 years and spent four years working for fellow Democrat Nita Lowey.

She is a graduate of Seton Hill College.

Ron Belmont, meanwhile, served as the supervisor of Harrison's recreation department for 25 years before his retirement last fall. He entered this year's race as a challenger, earning the Republican endorsement this summer while serving as a consultant for the department.

Belmont, 58, graduated with an M.S. from Lehman College and a B.S. from Ashland University.

Election results are as follows:

37% (1,643) - Joan B Walsh (D)

63% (2,852) - Ronald Belmont (R, C, IN)

Percentages from 17 of 20 districts reporting.

Town Clerk

Jackie Greer,48, is making her first run at public office. She has the Republican and Conservative endorsements. She is a graduate of Simmons Business School and has worked as an executive assistant for Coca Cola Bottling Company and the Kemwel Group Inc. as well as a senior pre-school teacher for the Church of the Resurrection.

Frank Corvino, 23, is a Democrat running on endorsement of the Independence Party. He is a graduate of Pace University with a B.S. in computer information systems and a minor in business. He is also running for public office for the first time.

Election results are as follows:

41% (1,754) - Frank S Corvino (D, IN)

59% (2,484) - Jacqueline Greer (R, C)

Percentages from 17 of 20 districts reporting.

Town Council

Pat Vetere (D) is an incumbent who has served on the Harrison Town Board for 24 years. Before joining the board he served on Harrison's architectural review board for five years. He is a graduate of Harrison High School.

Harrison's second incumbent Fred Sciliano (R) is seeking his second four-year term on the Harrison Town Board. Sciliano, 56, has a B.S. in civil engineering technology from Fairleigh Dickenson University and currently works as a senior vice president for CW Brown Inc. in Armonk. 

Democratic challenger Howard Hollander is making his first run at public office. Hollander, 48, is endorsed by the Democratic and Working Families Parties. He has a B.S. degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and works as a captain with American Airlines.

Steve Malfitano (R) is hoping to make a return to the Harrison Town Board after serving two terms as Harrison Supervisor from 2002-2007. Malfitano, 54, is a graduate of Villanova University, with a B.S. in economics with a concentration in finance. He currently works as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Election results are as follows:

21% (1,757) - Patrick A Vetere (D, IN)

21% (1,730) - Howard B Hollander (D, WF)

30% (2,517) - Fred Sciliano (R, C)

28% (2,280) - Stephen Malfitano (R, C, IN)

Percentages from 17 of 20 districts reporting.

Town Justice

Marc Lust and Ronald Bianchi are incumbents looking to hold their positions against challengers Pasquale Gizzo and Nelson Canter.

Bianchi and Lust both have the Democratic endorsement. Canter and Lust are endorsed by the Republicans. Gizzo and Canter are endorsed by the Conservative Party, while the Independence Party is endorsing Bianchi and Canter.

Election results are as follows:

38% (2,893) - Marc J Lust (D, R, WF)

25% (1,876) - Ronald B Bianchi (D, IN, WF)

25% (1,870) - Nelson E Canter (R, C, IN)

12% (943) - Pasquale G Gizzo (C)

Percentages from 17 of 20 districts reporting.