Nolan’s Victory Avoids Democratic Sweep
County Legislator James Nolan
City Councilwoman-elect Deana Robinson
By Dan Murphy
Election night in Yonkers on Nov. 7 resulted in no surprises. The most competitive race for the County Legislator in the 15th District, with republican Legislator James Nolan defeating former Legislator Ruth Walter by a 53%-47% margin. All of the other elections in Yonkers in 2023 featured democratic victories.
Deana Robinson won election as the new Councilmember in the first district by defeating Shatika Parker, 83%-17%. Council Majority Leader Tasha Diaz won reelection in the third district by defeating Hector Santiago 81%-19%. And Council Minority Leader Mike Breen won reelection in the 5th District, running unopposed.
City Councilmember Shanae Williams won election to the County Board in the 16th District, defeating republican Debbie Kozak, 57%-37%, with former Legislator Christopher Johnson getting 6% on the WFP line.
County Legislator Jose Alvarado easily defeated his republican opponent Jose Diaz, 76%-24%, in the 17th district, while County Legislator David Tubiolo won relection unopposed in the 14th district.
In the race for two seats on the Yonkers City Court, incumbent Judges Karen Beltran and Judge Arthur Doran III won reelection, defeating republican Nick Sperenza. Beltran and Doran got 37% of the vote, with Sperenza at 26%. Interesting to note in this race that both Beltran and Doran had the conservative party line, and on that line both received 2,200 votes. If Sperenza has also run on the conservative line, the margin of victory would have been less than 50 votes.
In the race for State Supreme Court, former Yonkers resident and Supreme Court Judge Charley Wood won reelection, as did Judge Fran Connolly.
