Republican Keith Romaine beat Republican-turned-Democrat Edward Hennessey by 266 votes for the controlling majority on the Brookhaven town board, in the completed recanvassing by the Suffolk Board of Elections.
Romaine ended up receiving 5,902 to Hennessey’s 5,636 while Independence Party candidate Joseph May recieved 1,470. On election night official results had Romaine ahead by 276 votes.
The election is not expected to be officially certified for another week or so.
“After 12 year of failure,” said Brookhaven GOP chairman Jesse Garcia, referring to Hennessey past tenure as a town board member, "The people of the sixth district are going to get what they need — They are going to get a fighter with Keith Romaine on the town board.”
Rick Brand
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Good Luck Kieth cant wait to watch you take care of business on the channel 19! make your father proud
Another Romaine do-nothing empty suit. They are like the floats in the Thanksgiving day parade. Watch while they accomplish nothing at taxpayer expense.
Mr Romaine,
I am a resident of Evergreen Dr. in Manorville just blocks away from the notorious Paper Mill site. I am writing to you to ask you not to forget about this fight we have going on over here over this facility. I know you are a public supporter of our cause, but I just want to remind you that we need strong action taken from those such as yourself who have the capabilities to be heard. I hope you can rise to the challenge and spearhead this cause. I am a long time supporter of the Republican party and voted for you in your last election. In addition to helping with this fight i am motivated to see to it that we remove from power those politicians who are responsible for this mess over here in my neighborhood. Please help us!
Sincerely,
Craig smith