Incumbent Rory Holmes (R) won the special election for a Crawford town council on Nov. 6, beating out Charles Bazydlow (D).

Holmes won about 62 percent of the vote, according to Orange County Board of Elections unofficial election night results. 3,084 votes were cast.

Holmes was elected to former council member Rob Sassi’s seat in January when Sassi was elected to the county legislator. Bazydlow ran against Holmes in January and lost.

Holmes served as a member of Crawford’s planning board from 2010 to 2018 and as chairman of the Orange County Aviation Advisory Board. He also served on the Town of Crawford Master Planning Committee.

With a background in business, Holmes has served as ProAmpac’s comptroller and director of operations and is now the general manager. He was also a corporate comptroller for Brescia Lumber Company in Montgomery and McCollister’s United in Poughkeepsie.

Holmes said he wants to be fiscally responsible while helping run the town’s operations, similar to the way he runs his business.

Holmes also plans to support Pine Bush as it finds a new water source and work with the Crawford Police Department and local organizations to combat the opioid crisis.

Regional races

18th Congressional District

Sean Patrick Maloney (D) who failed in an earlier bid to become New York State Attorney General, will instead return to Congress, after defeating Republican Challenger James O’Donnell. Unofficial results showed Maloney with118,772 votes, while O’Donnell, an Orange County Legislator drew 98,416.

19th Congressional District

Democratic challenger Anthony Delgado unseated Republican Incumbent John Faso by a 10,000 vote Margie. Delgado tallied 119,983 votes, while Faso received 109,906.

State Senate 39th District

In a heated race to replacing retiring State Senator Bill Larkin, Democrat James Skoufis defeated Republican Thomas Basile by a margin of 35,790 – 29,459.

State Senate 42nd District

In the race to replace retiring State Senator John Bonacic, Democrat Jen Metzger of Rosendale defeated Republican Orange County Clerk Annie Rabbitt by a margin of 47,802 – 45,421.

State Assembly 101st District

Republican Brian Miller was re-elected after turning back Democratic challenger Chad McEvoy by an unofficial margin of 27,798 – 20,175. The district includes the Towns of Montgomery, Crawford and Shawangunk.

Ulster County Sheriff

In a hotly contested race, Democrat Juan Figueroa ousted incumbent Republican Paul Van Blarcum, 37,520 – 33,202.