But Cox saw bright spots for the GOP, including the re-election of Binghamton's Republican mayor and Republicans winning county executive seats in Rensselaer, Rockland and Orange. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The incumbents in the races for these high - profile county executive seats — McCoy, Poloncarz, Mahoney and Bellone — are generally considered safe bets to retain their jobs, though there have been several surprise upsets in county - level races in recent years. (politico.com)
Republicans lost races in Westchester and Nassau counties on Tuesday, unseating incumbent Rob Astorino and losing the Nassau County executive seat as well. (nystateofpolitics.com)