Brian Carey, a Republican Mount Hope councilman, won the Otisville mayoral race on March 21.
He got 125 votes, as opposed to 101 votes by his Democratic opponent, Isaac Palmer.
Carey told The Epoch Times in a statement: “Thank you to all that helped make this possible. I look forward to working with all village employees.”
It is the most contested mayoral race the small village of Western Orange County has seen in 10 years.
Around 217 voters showed up at the polling site, and 14 voted absentee ballots—the highest turnout since 2013.
Brian Carey outside the village hall in Otisville, N.Y., on March 21, 2023. (Cara Ding/The Epoch Times)
The longtime Democratic mayor, Brian Wona, often ran unchallenged in his past reelection bids and will retire at the end of his eighth term….