Nov 4, 2009 12:58 am US/Eastern
Suozzi, Rice Locked In Races Too Close To Call
GOP Puts Up Fierce Fight In Nassau Exec, DA Elections
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBS) ―
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Incumbent Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi led Republican challenger Edward Mangano by just 415 votes with 99 percent of the precincts reported.
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On Long Island, the race for Nassau County executive is too close call. Incumbent Democrat Tom Suozzi was expected to win by 10 points but right now – with 99 percent of the precincts counted – he holds just a 415-point lead over Republican Edward Mangano. In all some 235,000 votes were cast.
Voters struggling with high property taxes and a national recession have spoken. If Suozzi was to earn a third term in Nassau's highest office he would have to emerge from a death struggle with Mangano.
Mangano of Bethpage pledged to reform the county's property tax assessment system -- a popular issue with voters.
Conservative party candidate Steven Hansen of West Hempstead ran on a platform that included his opposition to abortion.
In the race for Nassau district attorney, former prosecutor and Republican Joy Watson was in a cliffhanger with incumbent Kathleen Rice. With 90 percent of the precincts reported, Rice held a 54-46 lead.
The question was how long would incumbents Suozzi and Rice stay even if re-elected? Suozzi may be poised for statewide office, perhaps even a primary run against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Rice has been touted here as a good choice for attorney general should Andrew Cuomo run for governor.
Please check back with CBS 2 HD Wednesday morning and wcbstv.com throughout the day for the latest on these hotly contested races.
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