Democrat Stephen Krasner has declared victory in the closely contested Town of Newburgh Supervisor race. 

Krasner announced his victory in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Nov. 11, thanking supporters and pledging to represent all town residents. 

"I am truly humbled and honored to have been elected your next Town Supervisor," Krasner wrote. "To everyone who believed in me, supported this campaign, and worked tirelessly to make this possible — thank you. This victory belongs to all of us."

"Now the real work begins," he added. "I look forward to serving ALL the residents of our town and working together to move Newburgh forward."

In an email Thursday, Nov. 12, to the Mid Hudson Times, Krasner said that his campaign declared victory in the Town of Newburgh supervisor race after observers tracking the counting of absentee and affidavit ballots at the Orange County Board of Education reported that his lead over Manley had grown to 78 votes. 

Krasner said the updated count showed him receiving 6,163 votes compared with Manley’s 6,085 after the remaining ballots were counted Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11. 

“At that point, we were comfortable announcing victory, as the margin was beyond the threshold that would trigger an automatic recount,” Krasner said.

Krasner continued that he waited until Wednesday evening to make the announcement to “be respectful of Scott” and give him an opportunity to concede privately or to issue a public statement. 

“Neither occurred, so we moved forward with our announcement that evening,” he said.

The results still await formal certification. Krasner said his campaign was confident in the outcome and preparing for the transition. 

In an email Thursday, Nov. 12, to the Mid Hudson Times, Manley said, “I am behind,” but had not received any official confirmation that the race was over.