On today’s editorial roundup, Brian Marschhauser, editor of Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times, Tom Walogorsky, editor of North Salem News and The Somers Record, and Bob Dumas, editor of Mahopac News, join host Brett Freeman to discuss the exciting results of November 2’s election, voter trends in the Hudson Valley, and how these compared to national outcomes. The group also looks into Democratic/Republican breakdowns across municipalities, the tendency for people to vote based on personality in local politics, and how the pandemic may have affected voting this year. 

Finally, you’ll hear about a special commemorative event being held in Somers for Veterans Day on November 11, and Dumas tells the panel about his upcoming interview with singer-songwriter Amanda Ayala, a Westchester native whose career has taken off since performing a memorable rendition of “Mississippi Queen” on Season 9 of The Voice.

Episode Highlights:

• Three editors from the Halston Media team join today’s roundup 
• Brian Marschhauser, editor of Yorktown News and The Katonah Lewisboro Times; Tom Walogorsky, editor of North Salem News and The Somers Record; and Bob Dumas, editor of Mahopac News
• November 2 election results and Democratic/Republican trends
• Tendency for people to vote based on personality in local politics
• Yorktown will be governed by an all Republican town board beginning January 1
• North Salem election was uneventful with all contenders running unopposed 
• Somers was a much more competitive race
• Early voting among Democrats versus Republicans
• Veterans Day Parade being held in Somers
• Upcoming feature on local singer-songwriter Amanda Ayala, who competed on Season 9 of The Voice

Quotes

“In some towns, there is a pretty big Democratic/Republican gap in towns like Yorktown...But you're starting to notice in a lot of these towns, there were just a ton of unaffiliated voters.”

“Lewisboro has 4000 Democrats, 2500 Republicans, and then another 2700 non affiliated voters.”

“The town council race was just incredibly close. The top three candidates were all within 100 votes of each other.”

“I think people voted kind of on personality.”

“I thought Langley, being the incumbent and having run a pretty tight ship, would win, but he got only got 43% of the vote. McConville got 57%, so it was a pretty decisive victory.”

“Bedford was a clean democratic sweep. It wasn't that close.”

“I don't know how much pull Matt Damon has with the Bedford voters - apparently not very much.”

“Yorktown, starting on January 1, will be governed by an all Republican town board, 5-0.”

“Republicans for one reason or another were better at winning over those non-affiliated voters.”

“Some people put in 40 hours a week for this part-time job. And some people put in five hours a week and work that one night.”

“It's interesting to note that just because you're a Republican, you don't