By Dan Murphy
The Town of Yorktown remains in Republican control after Ed Lachterman was elected Town Supervisor. Lachterman received 55% of the vote, defeating democrat Jan Mirchandani, with 45%.
A special election was held on April 16 to elect a replacement to Supervisor Tom Diana, who passed away in January.
Lachterman has served on the Town Board since 2015. “Last Night Was A Great Night! I want to thank all of those who supported me throughout this election campaign. From those in the community who donated to my fundraisers, the volunteers who came in every day to help, the people who walked through the streets, knocking on doors and spreading the word about the special election, and especially to my wife Carol for her quarterbacking my whole campaign while I took care of town business.
“I also want to think my fellow public service and former public servants that endorse me for this run. Those are the people what the job entails and what you have to sacrifice to do a good job,” said Lachterman on Facebook.
Mirchandani said,“While I’m obviously disappointed in the results, I’m proud of the campaign I ran and the integrity with which my team and I conducted ourselves. I’m grateful for the support of community members and encouraged by the turnout for this election,” Mirchandanni said. “Democracy very much depends on everyday people getting involved and making their voices heard. And if this campaign has inspired others to get involved, it’s a win.”
Mirchandani lost to Diana last November 54%-46%. All seats on the Town Board are held by republicans in Yorktown by Councilman Sergio Esposito, Partick Murphy and Councilwoman Luciana Haughwout.
Lachterman’s victory creates a vacancy on the Town Board.
Yorktown remains one of four republican strongholds in Westchester, along with Eastchester, Harrison and Mount Pleasant.
