New Windsor’s Republican Primary election concluded with Supervisor Candidate Colin Schmitt leading over  Councilman Stephen Bedetti.

Schmitt took the primary with 754 total votes total while opponent Bedetti took 751 total votes on the day. Two write-ins were also accounted for.

"Tonight's primary results show that every vote truly matters,” Schmitt said late Tuesday.  After a hard fought campaign we are currently up 3 votes with 100% reporting,” he said. “We appreciate all who voted and participated in this election. In the coming days my campaign team will work to ensure the integrity of the electoral process and that every legal vote is counted. We feel confident once that process plays out it will affirm my win on the Republican Line tonight and allow our town to unify towards the future."

City of Newburgh Democratic Primary

Anusha B. Mehar and Robert D. McLymore of the City of Newburgh led in their respective Democratic primary. The City of Newburgh had five candidates running for the at-large council seat. As of 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, voting numbers for the candidates and write-ins have been accounted for. Absentee ballots have been partially reported and affidavits have not yet been reported from the Orange County Board of Elections. 

The City of Newburgh’s Democratic Primary saw candidates Mehar collect 386 votes and McLymore collect 459 votes. With five candidates in the race, total votes were recorded at 1,558.

Candidate Bryan Luna collected 224 total votes, Candidate Gay Lee collected 120 votes and Candidate Omari Shakur collected 359 votes. 10 write-ins were also recorded.

The other candidates were contacted for statements on the results and to inquire if they would seek recounts. Luna responded that he would not seek a recount and would be releasing a formal statement of congratulations to the other candidates later in the afternoon. Shakur and Lee could not be reached for comment