Republican Defeats Democrat in heavily blue Southampton Special Election
- by: Stephen J. Kotz
- March 23, 2025
- Source:
27 East
- 03/23/2025
Symbols of Democrat and Republican parties cut out of paper by Kelly Sikkema is licensed under unsplash.com
Former Republican Southampton Town Councilman Rick Martel defeated Democrat John Leonard on Tuesday in a special election for an open Town Board seat, 3,092 to 2,738, with Martel receiving 53 percent of the vote to Leonard’s 47.
