Montgomery Deputy Police Chief Paul Arteta won the sheriff race in Orange County, New York, on Nov. 8.
He got 60 percent, or 69,807 votes, as a candidate for both the Republican and Conservative parties, according to unofficial results published by the Orange County Board of Elections.
Bernie Rivers, the Democratic Party candidate, got 40 percent votes.
“Thank you, Orange County. Together, we delivered an overwhelming victory, and I’m honored to be your new Sheriff-elect,” Arteta wrote on his public Facebook page. “Now, let’s roll up our sleeves to make Orange County safer and even better!”
Rivers told The Epoch Times: “[I] just want to thank family, friends, and supporters. It was an exciting run, especially being that this was the first time in 20 years that there was an actual two-party election for the Office of Sheriff.”…