As GOP's Losquadro Leads Suffolk Comptroller Race Declaring Victory, Dems Maintain Race Still Not Called

LONG ISLAND, NY — Republican Dan Losquadro led the Suffolk County Comptroller's race by a slim margin against Democrat Jonathan Estreich Wednesday afternoon, declaring victory, while his Democratic opponent, Jonathan Estreich maintained all of the votes have not been counted.

As of around 6 p.m., Losquadro was leading with 51 percent to Estreich's 49 percent with 1,067 of 1,070 districts reporting, according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

In a post to Facebook, Losquadro thanked the county's voters.

"I’m honored to have earned your vote and trust as your next County Comptroller," he said. "Thank you to every voter, volunteer, and supporter who made this possible. I’m ready to serve all residents of this county with integrity, transparency, and accountability."

Patch has reached out for comment.

In an email, Estreich told Patch, "Last night, voters here in Suffolk and across our nation demanded change and a check on power."

"As of this morning, our race for Suffolk County Comptroller is still too close to call, so we’ll wait for as long as it takes for every vote to be counted," he said.

GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia maintained the race has been called in favor of Losquadro and that there could not be enough votes for Estreich.

"There's a 6000 vote countywide spread," he said. "There's not enough uncounted ballots to change to mathematically change the outcome."

The role of comptroller oversees the county's financial operations, like accounting and payroll, and also provides oversight and accountability for taxpayers.

The role is presently filled by outgoing comptroller John Kennedy.

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