Pope Holds Lead in SH Recount

As the majority of the country voted Democratic on Nov. 4, so did the Town of Southampton, with Democrat Sally Pope officially besting incumbent Republican Dan Russo for a seat on the Town Board. Russo was appointed to the board last February to fill the shoes of Linda Kabot, who became Town Supervisor.

However, it was a close race, coming down to the absentee ballots. As long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3, those ballots could be received by the Town for tallying until Nov. 12, and in the end, Pope won by several hundred votes - 12,582 to 11,750. Democrat Andrea Schiavoni was also named town justice, defeating incumbent Republican Thomas DeMayo 13,974 to 10,717.

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