Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Rebecca Alesia has been elected to the seat she was appointed to in February.
Alesia soundly defeated her Democratic opponent Donna Lee by a 64 to 36 percent margin, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.
She garnered 52,680 votes compared to Lee's 29,797.
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Alessia, who lives in Plainview, is a former Nassau County Assistant District Attorney, who also has a background in zoning and land use.
She lost a race for the Nassau County legislature in 2009. In her few months on the Council, Alesia helped establish the new farmers market in Hicksville.
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Lee, who's from Bayview, has worked in the real estate and mortgage business for 25 years. She is a longtime member of the Oyster Bay Rotary Club and is very active in the annual Oyster Festival. She touted her experience as a businesswoman during the campaign.
Despite losing, Lee said she felt, " terrific about the process."
"I wouldn't change a thing. I'm sorry I got into it do late, but I'm a Democrat going against the Oyster Bay machine."
Lee wouldn't immediately say if she would run for office again in the future.
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