WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2009. Special to the CitizeNetReporter. November 11, 2009: William Ryan, the Democrat, and County Board of Legislators Chairman, has a 136-vote lead over Republican/Independent Bob Hyland, after a recount of all voting machines in Scarsdale completed moments ago. Now, with all White Plains and Scarsdale machines recounted, Ryan has a 136-vote lead, with 300 Absentee Ballots and 15 emergency ballots to be counted on Thursday.

Information on the latest recount  of the Ryan-Hayland race  reported to WPCNR by Dan Seidel based on direct information from Joe Montaldo, a member of Bill Ryan's campaign staff, indicates Mr. Ryan has seized a commanding 136-vote lead. Mr. Hyland needs to receive about 220 of the remaining 315 paper ballots (absentee and emergency votes) to win.

Previously, going into Monday afternoon's recanvass of the machines, Ryan was trailing Hyland by 44 votes. Ryan picked up 100 votes due to a reading error on one machine in White Plains, and then, with the Scarsdale recount completed late this afternoon added 36 votes for the 136-vote margin.

In order for Hyland to overtake Mr. Ryan, he must command at least 75% of the absentee  and Emergency Ballots yet to be counted, a total of 228, to defeat Mr. Ryan by 17 votes.