Orange County Legislature GOP to hold one-vote margin in 2006
Three close Orange County Legislature races have been recounted at the Board of Elections and it appears that the Republicans will hold a slim one-vote margin over Democrats in the new year.
Democratic County Elections Commissioner Susan Bahren said three Democrats captured the trio of contested seats. Absentees and affidavits have all been counted and Wayne Decker topped Dennis Simmons by 11 votes in the 13 th District. Decker is the incumbent. In the Eighth District, Democrat Noel Spencer defeated Republican incumbent Dimitrios Lambros by 32 votes. In the 15 th District, Democrat Chris Eachus defeated Republican Christine Longinott. That was an open seat.
County Democratic Party Chairman Jonathan Jacobson said county residents voted for an independent county legislature.
“With the Democrats now within one vote of the majority, the people wanted the Democrats to have a strong say and I expect that we’ll be there representing the alternative point of view,” he said.
This year, Ulster County Republicans held a one-vote majority over Democrats, but the new legislature will have a 21-12 Democrat majority. Democrats also narrowed their wide gap on the Dutchess County Legislature.
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