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Several Westchester Races Still To Be Decided

Election Day 2010 may have come and gone, but there are several key races in Westchester County that are still undecided. The State Senate race in the 37th District between longtime incumbent Suzi Oppenheimer and Republican Challenger Bob Cohen is still too close to call. At last look, with 80% of the votes in the district tallied, Oppenheimer was leading Cohen by a slim 180 point margin. Elections officials say reported voting irregularities in the district have forced a recount of the votes, a move they say, could take at least another 3 days.

Meawhile, in the 89th Assembly District race between incumbent Republican Robert Castelli and White Plains Common Council President, Democrat Tom Roach, the two are neck and neck with Castelli leading by just 318 votes. A recount is also expected in that contest.

And, despite the fact that  incumbent State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins has declared victory   in the 35th District race, Republican challenger Liam McLaughlin is demanding a recount saying the race is "too close" for him to concede. According to  unofficial elections results, Stewart-Cousins defeated McLaughlin 55-45%.

McLaughlin tells WestchesterNewsOnline that there were numerous reports of voter irregularities and broken machines in Yonkers yesterday and he's been advised to wait and see what a recount of the ballots cast yesterday shows. He says Board of Elections officials say they're hopeful of getting a clearer count of votes on the memory cards used in the new Optical Scanning devices used for balloting by day's end.