Updates, news, results for Westchester, Rockland NY

by Junna Base November 5, 2024

Welcome to Election Day 2024. Check back throughout the day for news, information, updates and results. Polls will be open Tuesday, November 5th from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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The race for the 47th President of the United States between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is tough.

There is a very good chance that no one will know the results of the presidential election by the end of Tuesday. Different states have different rules for counting votes.

What do voters in the Lower Hudson Valley think about the race? Here’s what they said.

When polls opened in Rockland County in Pearl River, a line of about 25 voters waited outside St. Margaret’s Church. There were handshakes among the neighbors.

“All right, it’s 6 o’clock,” the poll worker said, “and the line was snaking forward into the basement of the church.

First in line was a man who left his red “Trump or Bust” hat on the ledge outside before entering the polling station.

A camera-shy Pearl River voter who teaches first grade in Garfield, New Jersey, left the polls after casting her vote having already been to the gym.

Another voter, Eileen Burke, a nurse at New York Presbyterian Hospital, said the process went smoothly for her and her son. Asked if a particular issue got her voting, Burke replied: “Not really. I vote every year.”

A Valley Cottage voter left the Pearl River poll disappointed, thinking she could vote there before sending her son to St. Margaret’s for math class. Her parents, who live in Valley Cottage, had voted during early voting in Orangeburg and she thought she could vote anywhere. She and her son left and she said she would find her polling place at Valley Cottage.

By 7 a.m., after an hour of voting at a polling station in Pearl River, 116 ballots had been cast. The first line was gone and voters were able to walk right in to vote.

– Journal News reporter Peter Kramer

An elite private school in New York City was widely ridiculed this week for announcing it would make Wednesday school attendance optional for students feeling “emotionally distressed” after Election Day. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, whose two sons attended the $65,540-a-year Ethical Culture Fieldston School, got things rolling by telling the New York Times: “What a life these people have led that makes them believe that this is the right way to deal with young people? To encourage them to give in.” Many others chimed in on social media, describing the school leadership as “snowflakes.”

At the same time, schools know that political stress is a real thing and that students will feel it just as adults do. Many children will have parents giddy or hysterical when the results come in – or both in the same house – and they will see and hear relatives, friends and others arguing about what’s next for the country.

That’s why Mamaroneck Schools Superintendent Charles Sampson sent this thoughtful message to his community on Monday evening:

Hello, parents and partners.

No poll seems to be able to tell us how election season will end, but we do know a few things. First, our country is so polarized that unkind statements and actions inspired by the election are still possible and can affect children and adults alike. The second thing we know is that election season will end at some point. We will be on the other side with our children and our schools, doing the work we have always done to provide support and encourage learning and growth.

We applaud the democratizing impact that our schools can have, indeed, which is the primary purpose of their existence, and will continue to foster a supportive environment of empathy and respect in each of our schools, where we do not tolerate hateful or harmful expressions that all students feel known, respected and have a deep sense of belonging.

– News Editor Gary Stern

After voting closes at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th, you can visit the following locations to view the election results.

New York State election results (including Senate, Congress, Assembly, State Senate)

Election results for Westchester County

Rockland County election results

Putnam County election results

The marquee race in the Lower Hudson Valley is in New York’s 17th Congressional District, which includes Rockland and Putnam County as well as parts of Westchester and Dutchess.

Lawler, a Republican from Rockland County, narrowly beat another Democrat – then-Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney – to win the seat in 2022, and Jones had previously represented a different version of the district for two years until the New York House of Representatives boundaries were redrawn in 2022. The 17th District now includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess.

We met Mondaire Jones and Mike Lawler for election interviews in early fall.

The race is extremely close. In a poll earlier this fall, Lawler was ahead by one point, with a margin of error of 3.5 points.

George Latimer faces Miriam Levitt Flisser for New York’s 16th District congressional seat, while Susan Cacace faces John Sarcone for Westchester district attorney in other key races in the Lower Hudson Valley.

Check out what we think are seven key races for voters in the Lower Hudson Valley.

How do I vote today? How do I find my polling station?

You can contact your county elections office or visit their website to find out how to find your polling place.

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