The win against democrat Dave Calone marks the ninth time in County history a Republican will hold the seat.
"We’re going to work together, and we’re going to come up with a common-sense agenda." Romaine, the current supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven, is replacing outgoing democrat Steve Bellone, who is term-limited after 12 years as County Exec.
Political analyst Larry Levy with Hofstra University says the red wave was something we hadn’t seen on Long Island in generations adding democrats have their work cut out for them. Levy says the success of Republicans stems from the party’s ability to build a bridge from their conservative base to moderate swing voters.Republican Ed Romaine a longtime local politician beat Democrat Dave Calone who was hoping to bring a new set of skills to Long Island.
Elected officials in an overwhelming number of local positions are Republican, but experts say because of the increasing number of Democrats and the shifting of the political pendulum, it may not be sustainable.
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