Babylon Village Election Results Are In

BABYLON VILLAGE, NY — Babylon Village residents hit the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes for local trustees, mayor, and court judge.

Incumbents Frank Seibert Jr. and Dominic Bencivenga were re-elected for the two four-year terms with Seibert receiving 1,275 votes and Bencivenga and received 1,230 votes.

Anthony Cardali was elected to the two-year term with 1,538 votes. Challenger Debbie Melito received 715 votes.

Mayor Mary Adams, who was appointed after the sudden death of former Mayor Ralph Scordino, was officially elected to the position with 1,580 votes, beating out challenger Kathy Hoffman, who received 1,031 votes.

In addition, village court Judge John Rafter, who ran unopposed, was re-elected with 1,898 votes.

See the full election results here.

Adams released a statement on Facebook following the news of the election results.

There are not enough words to describe my gratitude and deep appreciation to all our Babylon Village residents and families for their support and encouragement in our Village elections held yesterday. As I was humbled and so very honored to serve as a Village Trustee beginning in 2016, so am I now to serve as the Mayor of this wonderful place we call “HOME”…Babylon Village.

I congratulate my colleagues, Deputy Mayor Frank Seibert, Trustee Dom Bencivenga and Trustee Tony Cardali on their victories as well. However, this is not about “US.” It is about our entire community. All that we love about it, all our history and traditions, our future and of course, our families and our children.

I am truly grateful for every day that I serve our community and will never forget that special moment in 2016 when our beloved Mayor Scordino asked me to consider serving as a Village Trustee.

I thank our wonderful downtown business district and all our volunteer organizations for their contributions in making our Village the best place it can be and I look forward to continue working with them.

In the words of Steve Jobs : “The only way to do great work, is to love what you do.” Great work continues with what we do best …taking care of the Village we love, preserving our history and traditions, enjoying our quality of life and doing always what is in the best interests of Babylon Village. Every day.